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What if you decided to like everyone you meet? What if you decided that you'd never let their differences divide the two of you? What if everyone you met liked you? What if they decided that they'd never let your differences divide the two of you?

Would we ever do it? Could we ever do it? If we could set aside fear then we could.

What if something happened that left you the last person on earth, would all of the things you worry about right now matter? Would it matter that people disagree with you? Would it matter that you disagree with others? Would the way people look or the color of their skin matter?

It only matters now because you are afraid. You're afraid of the future. You're afraid of your past. You are afraid that you are not lovable. You are afraid of God. You are afraid of evil. You're afraid of others. You are afraid of life. You are afraid of all of it because you mostly fear yourself. You fear that people might see the shadow of yourself that you cannot even love. If no one was around to see you go through life you could finally stand up straight and be who you truly are. You might be afraid of your future but your fear of others and what they think would go away. You might even want back a few of the people you didn't like before.

What if you decided to like everyone you meet? What if you decided that you'd never let their differences divide the two of you? What if everyone you met liked you? What if they decided that they'd never let your differences divide the two of you?

Exactly this.