This song embodies the concept of creating a global community by focusing on how our diversity unites us. Belonging can be hard to attain for everyone when we define ourselves by where we fit into the norms and values of one culture or another. Often by creating space for one type of person, we are putting up barriers to someone or something else. Despite our cultural differences, we all have one thing in common, our humanity. “I hope some day you will join us, and the world will live as one.”
A first look at perspective
Any journey toward understanding ourselves or others begins with perspective. It seems simple. It’s just a word that implies subjectivity. What’s the big deal? I would say that perspective defines many crucial aspects of what it means to be, think, act, and interact as humans. It has the power to either create barriers or pathways to understanding each other. If we want to engage ourselves and others on discussions about humanity and society, we must first find ways to unpack what our perspectives are, how they came to be, and in what ways they inform our relationships with other people.…