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Daily Question, August 13

What do you most appreciate about people who are really different from you?

  • Ed Schulte

    What do you most appreciate about people who are really different from you?

    That THEY ARE DIFFERENT…and yet Divine Beings at the same time. Thanks to our dual nature.

  • KC

    The invitation and challenge to stay open and curious, to learn and grow, to discern whether/ not and how to engage, and to stay rooted and focused on who and what I value most.

  • Hot Sauce

    I really appreciate people with different spiritual and religious beliefs. Even though we may not always agree on everything, I enjoy the perspective of other belief systems and usually incorporate what I find useful into my own belief system. When I disagree with a belief that differs from mine, I simply look upon it without judgment, thankful for the diversity of opinions that exist in the world.

  • Always Learning

    An open heart and an open mind

  • Aine

    On a physical level, generally the food! We used to live in a multicultural and very transient area, and there were myriad ethnic restaurants, festivals, and so on. While the cultures were often different from mine, I loved getting to experience the "flavor" of other cultures. We once attended a Greek Festival where they treated everyone who came as part of the family. It was awesome!

    I grew up as the minority in a predominantly African American community, so I learned early to appreciate an...

    On a physical level, generally the food! We used to live in a multicultural and very transient area, and there were myriad ethnic restaurants, festivals, and so on. While the cultures were often different from mine, I loved getting to experience the “flavor” of other cultures. We once attended a Greek Festival where they treated everyone who came as part of the family. It was awesome!

    I grew up as the minority in a predominantly African American community, so I learned early to appreciate and accept difference. I now live in a predominantly white community out in the country, and I am amazed at how difference scares people into believing what just isn’t true.

    Hmmm…maybe we all need to meet around the table — everyone bring a dish of their own specialty to share, and all you need is an open heart to sample something different and learn to celebrate those differences.

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  • Ellen Wolf-Muhleck

    I begin to realize on a conscious level what closes my heart and opens it. What are my triggers for joy or anger, admiration or shock ? What can I learn from them? What is mine to do in response? How can I become better at simply bearing witness?

  • CynthiaGx

    ‘That I can learn a lot from them. Their different point of view and way of living can give me great insights. At the same time it makes me realise that we are not that different after all. We’re all human, trying to live our lives the way we think is best and we’re all kind of looking for the same thing. To love and be loved in return’

  • Michael

    That I see them and hear them, and am truly grateful if I can know them. Sadly that does not seem to come to me often, even living in a major U.S. city.

  • Trevor

    That even though we may hail from different planets, we still come from the same Source. So I appreciate that my understanding is deepened by seeing past our differences and embracing the belief that we are all one.

    • Aine

      Yep — each individual household is basically its own planet!!

  • Deb

    I appreciate that they, too, are loved by the entity I refer to as “God”. Believing this, I am more open to them.

  • Susan

    How different I am. If they are different from me, then I am different from them. I may not always agree nor understand nor relate to those who are different from me but I have no right to run them over.

    When I am driving my car and I stop to let a pedestrian cross or slow down for a bicyclist, I don't know who they are and I don't know if they are 'good people' or 'bad people' or a 'mixed bag' - they are people and I have NO right to hurt them.

    I appreciate that I live on a beautiful pla...

    How different I am. If they are different from me, then I am different from them. I may not always agree nor understand nor relate to those who are different from me but I have no right to run them over.

    When I am driving my car and I stop to let a pedestrian cross or slow down for a bicyclist, I don’t know who they are and I don’t know if they are ‘good people’ or ‘bad people’ or a ‘mixed bag’ – they are people and I have NO right to hurt them.

    I appreciate that I live on a beautiful planet with over 7 billion other people who also live on this beautiful planet. And I appreciate that they are people.

    I think this question needs clarification, if I am trying to live a peaceful life and promote world peace and someone being different from me means they promote violence and bullying to get their message across and to stand up for who they are, then I don’t appreciate that difference in them.

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  • Michael

    Whether they are coming from a positive, grateful place or a “not so positive, grateful place”…I can learn and grow.

  • Kevin

    That they are always interesting to listen to and learn from.

  • Christina

    I think this question has especial meaning today in light of the events in Charlottesville. We’re brought up to “compare and contrast,’ (remember English class?); when really we’re all so much the same. So many just wanting a good life for themselves, their families and loved ones.

    • Kevin

      Amen to that, Christina. Let’s hope that the violence in Charlottesville does not escalate.

  • Sieger des Friedens

    if these human are really happy – in the depth of their lifes – I want to learn and see what I can learn from them. I appreciate if they are open and talking about their inner convictions frankly and with joy.
    All others, who are not acting on the basic values of appreciation, gratitude as human being, it is difficult then. What do I appreciate most then? I am teaching mySELF to connect with them as human. If that is not possible – I’ll move.

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