Sunday, November 5, 2023

human being

 At birth, we are not yet human beings. Getting there is a demanding life task driven by experience and conscience. Rather, at birth, we are quickly assigned the signifiers that separate us from one another—race, gender, ethnicity, culture, class, sexual orientation, education. In the midst of all of these splintering categories, who reminds us of the goal of being human—its demands, rewards, obligations and commitment to love?

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