Reflection on unity

Some of my friends, who know me well, know that one of my favourite series of all time is Babylon 5. There are many reasons why it is my (and not just me, but many others) favourite, which is not what I'm planning to talk about today...don't fear... I'm just thinking that as today is the Muslim festival of Eid aka Hari Raya Haji, and Christmas is approaching, it is a good time to reflect on unity and the common things that hold us humans together....love,hope, dreams, compassion. Yah, there's also hate, anger, pain and fear, but I want to choose to focus on the positive things that hold us together.

At the end of it all, we are one. We have to keep remembering that when the world seems filled with anger and hate. We have to hold on to that when we feel alone and misunderstood. We have to continue to believe....

"The universe speaks in many languages, but only one voice. The language is not narn or human or centauri or gaim or minbari. It speaks in the language of hope."
"It speaks in the language of trust. It speaks in the language of strength and the language of compassion. It is the language of the heart and the language of the soul. But always it is the same voice. It is the voice of our ancestors speaking through us and the voice of our inheritors waiting to be born. The small, still voice that says: 'We are one. No matter the blood, no matter the skin, no matter the world, no matter the star. .. We are one. No matter the pain, no matter the darkness, no matter the loss, no matter the fear. .. We are one.' Here, gathered together in common cause, we begin to realize this singular truth and this singular rule that we must be kind to one another. Because each voice enriches us and ennobles us and each voice lost diminishes us. We are the voice of the universe, the soul of creation, the fire that will light our way to a better future. We are one."
"We are one." J. Michael Stracynski, The Great Maker, speaking through G'Kar in Babylon 5