Be Kind to Others
All great things start from a single human being.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Quoted from the U.S. Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
“I stared at my reflection in the mirror with such wonder and bewilderment. It was at that moment I realized I could become somebody completely unknown to myself- a woman. I could become a woman. This discovery was both frustrating and devastating since all my confidence in controlling my destiny as a carefree young girl was abruptly challenged and shaken. A simple black dress could convert me into a woman, which seemed so strange.”
Quoted from Fan Wu, February Flowers
March 16th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
all men are created equal? are we all born with a blank slate? i dunno…
March 16th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Fear certainly has taken deep root this decade in society, fear from attack which has been an excuse to curtail liberty, fear to offend which curtailed free speech, fear of the markets as banks can no longer trust one another, cumulatively those fears have resulted in a world wide phenomena for Governments to pass onerous new laws which curtail freedom and to have unintended consequences If we were only kind to one another, and to trust others we would no longer be so fearful as to what might happen.
Best wishes
March 17th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Oh, if everyone thought like that.. World would be a better place.
March 17th, 2008 at 5:37 am
We should try to stick as much as possible to kindness and equality tough it’s not always possible.
And try to judgind ourselves and the way we behave should be our priority rather than judging the others.
March 17th, 2008 at 6:04 am
Eidur. If we live by example and do the right thing, yes.
Jen. I always took this to mean All Men Are Created Equal Under the Law, that one person or one group shouldn’t be singled out and treated differently. I don’t think it means all are created with the same abilities.
Lindsaylobe. I agree to all that. Nice post.
Romeika. I agree. Let the rational, rather than the mad, lead us.
March 17th, 2008 at 7:02 am
You are such a master at putting together drawings, photos, your own words and quotes and creating a master piece every time. I love it.
“Judge people for their kindness…” You said it all.
March 17th, 2008 at 8:01 am
I love these panels - very meaningful. I sometimes think that we’ve evolved to (mostly) see the planet as one eco system now, with global warming, ocean changes, space stations looking down etc. We also see it as one economic system, for better or worse… Now it’s time to see it as one human system, with all related, all worthy of compassion, humour and basic necessities. Human rights for all!
Thanks.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
it’s a shame that some of us don’t think like that.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
I liked this post.
I also tend to think we can start with a clean(ish) slate any old time we like.
Assuming it’s done with the best of intentions all along.
March 19th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
Great one!
August 30th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Interesting how people see somethings the same