We who are friends have agreed to hold each other in esteem and with a certain respect for the differences that we find in each other as well as the similarities.
If we do not embrace our differences, then we are not really friends-- we have become members of a club that strives for uniformity.
If we remain threatened by what we do not understand, we will fail to discern that which can also unify us in a deepening accord.
If we hide from our fears, then we will remain as children waiting for others to come and rescue us.
Friendship is built first on equality. Without equality what we have is either a business relationship or a power struggle.
We who wish to be peacemakers must also be bridgebuilders. As such, we reach out to those who are not of us. Only by this reaching will true peace ever be able to enter into this world.
~sapphoq n friends
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