"We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities
that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world."
James William Fulbright
In grade school, life was reflected to me through friendships with Irish Catholic city dwellers living in apartment buildings. At the college prep academy, I was surrounded by exceptionally wealthy suburb dwellers. In college, I was greeted with diversity where I could carve out the person I wanted to be.
When we are willing to be a verb (action) rather than a noun (stationary), experiences present us with numerous options. We can choose not only the life we want to live, but also how we want to live it. When we are able to stay true to ourselves no matter the circumstances, we live more authentic lives.
When we expose ourselves to diversity, lessons multiply displaying unsuspected scenarios and various personalities. Perhaps this builds compassion and greater understanding as we can only truly understand situations by standing in someone else's shoes. To comprehend differences in body, mind, and soul, the tendency to criticize and judge begin to fade.
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