Last night we celebrated a life event with a friend. We met at a restaurant in Virginia, on the outskirts of The District. The place was packed. The patrons ranged across the gender and nationality rainbow. As I observed the crowd I wondered how there could be such turmoil and upheaval over diversity and simultaneously this eclectic and diverse group could share common ground and enjoy each other along with the unconventional entertainment.
Make no mistake, the establishment broadcasts its unconditional embrace of diversity. Still, people came. The broadly diverse crowd expressed their diversity in every rainbow color imaginable. Still, people came. The entertainment was not Broadway content. Still, people came. And there was movement, conversation, dancing, laughter, food and drink. The atmosphere was electric with acceptance. It's times like these that stoke the embers of hope into the fire of resolve.
One of the takeaways from the evening was "The world can be a welcoming and inviting place if we live and let live, open our minds and hearts to the wonders of those unlike us yet so much like us in their humanity."
Let's get on with living and burying the hatchet of hatred deep in the ground in an unmarked grave. Come share the beauty of life in all its colors and dimensions. Discovering the beauty of others will enhance the beauty in your heart.
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