Dear Humanity,
It is hard to believe that just a quarter of a century ago we were swimming in the murky depths of “us against them;” where different was bad, and where the “diversity that distinguishes us” was our identity.
Fortunately, hidden within the deeply drawn lines of divisiveness was the opportunity for great change, and from the deepest adversity arose the greatest potential to advance; that potential hidden within a simple truth – the undeniable fact that we are all human.
Awareness of that truth began slowly, but as the sameness that connects us became more evident, a natural unity began to emerge. Instead of every day being eclipsed by the shadow of our differences, a natural commonality began to illuminate our existence. The truth that we all bleed… that we all breathe …that we all can experience the oneness of love, naturally revealed the indisputable fact that we are one human family that is eight-billion strong – that strength not arithmetic but exponential.
That strength eventually transformed the fallacy of “us against them” into the foundational epiphany that there is only “us.” An epiphany that not only became the template for solving all of humanity’s problems, but also the basis for recognizing the beauty of our diversity – that diversity a living testimony to the palette of the Creator.
Most importantly, the overwhelming joy from the knowledge of who we are, created the harmonious existence that is today January 1st, 2050.
So as we continue to soar upwards into the undeniable truth of our shared humanity, Happy New Year 2050 to all eight billion of our united human family!
Time flies but we soar!
Seth Adamson
P.S. Did I mention that the initiatory point in this revolutionary transformation has been traced back to an essay contest?