Late last night, Editor-in Chief, Darcy Plunkett sent a quick e-mail asking the Chic Mom Mag’ team members to Tweet her latest blog http://chicmommagazine.com/blogs/four-important-traits sharing her Mother’s Day experience. Darcy wrote of her emotional response and appreciation to a church sermon-a bit taken as we have yet to publish an article written by an editor that references a specific faith or practice although we often refer to spirit and spirituality.
Living on the East Cost in one of our nations most diverse cities, one quickly realizes how fortunate it is to be surrounded by diversity and welcomed regardless of one’s color, faith or family structure. Human relations are based on mutual understanding which can only come from sharing our unique experiences and our personal interpretation of profound moments, like Darcy’s reflection to a Sunday sermon.
Whether you worship in a mosque, temple or like me tend to ponder life during walking meditation, share you insights with others. Unshared experience only leads to false interpretation of others further building the walls of prejudice. Those who claim to tolerate the color and or practices of others should reflect deeply on the word “tolerate”.
I for one find myself tolerating the sound of the legos dropping on the wooden floor above me as my son, Josa, attempts to find the perfect part to complete his masterpiece-thousands of little pieces crash. I tolerate the the stench of the subway station on a hot and humid summer afternoon as I struggle through the crowds hoping to get home in time for dinner.
Rather than “tolerate” perhaps we can begin to accept and embrace our neighbors and their children ending a long history of discrimination against those we deem different when in reality we are one.
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