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“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realise our need of one another”-Desmond Tutu
How boring would it be
if I was like you and you were like me?
If we all looked the same, thought the same, and liked all the same things?
Because, I love how you challenge me and what I believe, even when it makes me angry.
I love what I learn when I struggle with you, even when it makes me cry.
I love what you teach me, about myself and the world, when you share your thoughts and life experiences.
When I am weak, you are strong and when you are weak, I am strong.
We need each other.
If you really think about it, closed-mindedness and conformity are way more threatening than diversity.
How boring would it be if I was like you and you were like me?
How would we grow?
How would we even know what we’re missing?
How would we learn about forgiveness?
Acceptance?
Compassion?
Mercy?
Wisdom?
Courage?
Kindness?
Love?
~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~
Why would we even want, or need, to spend one single moment with each other?
rachelcarrera said:
You’re so wise…. and that’s just one of the reasons I love you so! ❤
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dianasschwenk said:
Aww thanks Rachel for thinking so. Means a lot coming from you. ❤
Diana xo
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markbialczak said:
You are so right, wide-eyed friend. ❤
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dianasschwenk said:
I’m not always happy about it (at the time) though, Mark 😉
Diana xo
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Val Boyko said:
I love this Diana! Differences bring growth. When we accept them we see that we are all part of humanity as well.
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Val – we need each other! ❤
Diana xo
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joannerambling said:
So bloody true, Tim and I are as alike as we are different and we both are happy with it that way
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dianasschwenk said:
Happy is a great place to be Jo-Anne! ❤
Diana xo
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Chatter Master said:
Don’t we get bored being alone as it is? Why go out looking for more of the same? 🙂
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dianasschwenk said:
Exactly Colleen! ❤
Diana xo
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vanbytheriver said:
It’s interesting to grow up in a very diverse culture, and assume that everyone else does as well. It’s always surprising to find out that is not true. Some day….Lovely post, Diana. ❤ Van
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Van. When I was a child I wondered why we just didn’t all marry people of different races. I figured eventually we’d all be the same and could get along. Now I love differences and I think something would be lost if we were all the same. ❤
Diana xo
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vanbytheriver said:
From the movie “Bulworth” 1998, “Everybody just gotta keep f#*#*in’ everybody til they’re all the same color.”
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dianasschwenk said:
Ha! Same idea, different words. 😉
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Minuscule Moments said:
Love it Diana. I teach my children to celebrate each child’s differences and culture. What an amazingly wonderful, mixed up world we live in.
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dianasschwenk said:
Isn’t it though, Kath – I love it! ❤
Diana xo
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Healing Grief said:
Great reminder Diana to accept each other’s differences. You are right, we would not grow or become who we are without them! We all have unique stories and beauty. ❤️
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dianasschwenk said:
Agreed, Karen. ❤
Diana xo
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Alan A. Malizia: Contagious Optimism! Co-Author said:
Nice post, Diana. You reference love often and well.
In the farthest corner of even the most confused heart is found an ever-present burning ember of love; which can never truly be extinguished. It is the love that is born of truth, which is common to us all, regardless of our outer appearances or customs. It is a love, that if allowed, by our will, to burn with full intensity, would overcome our random differences with ordered commonality. And by being devoid of pride, in this circumstance, the uniqueness of each individual could be recognized without defamation.
-Alan
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dianasschwenk said:
Yes. Well put Alan! ❤
Diana xo
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utesmile said:
I agree, we stand out with our own uniqueness!
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dianasschwenk said:
and we teach, and learn from, others Ute. ❤
Diana xo
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utesmile said:
Oh yes! 🙂
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Deb Weyrich-Cody said:
How good it feels to be able to lean on/ learn from one another! (Even if we don’t think so at the time; )
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dianasschwenk said:
Yes. Seems we’re on the same page here, Deb! ❤
Diana xo
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Jennifer's Journal said:
Amen to that! ❤
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dianasschwenk said:
haha thanks Jennifer! ❤
Diana xo
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Jean said:
Great thought. Love how Desmond Tutu’s thought gets us thinking.
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Jean, for some reason, I’ve always been drawn to differences. ❤
Diana xo
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silentlyheardonce said:
Would we not get tired of eating the same meal night after night. Great post.
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dianasschwenk said:
No kidding, eh? Thanks so much silentlyheardonce! ❤
Diana xo
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Louise Gallagher said:
BEautiful!
And yes, it would be very boring indeed!
❤
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks Louise! I really love seeing things through someone else’s eyes, maybe not always in the moment, but… ❤
Diana xo
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