Hey, Amy here.

I think that if we could treat each other as equals more often, it would solve a lot of the world's problems.

 

Too often we react out of fear when we come in contact with someone who we see as different than us in some way, or sometimes even with violence, rather than seeing them as the same as us, as equals.

 

We were having a conversation about this the other day at my Edgar Cayce study group, based on our reading that day in one of his books... about how different things would be if we could all see each other as equals, instead of judging anyone or looking down on anyone. 

 

It was an amazing conversation, and one of the women in my group told us an incredible story that has stayed with me.

 

She was telling us that when she was a little girl her and her father were in a dangerous neighborhood early in the morning where they needed to catch a bus.

 

They were early for the bus, and her father loved donuts and coffee, so they went into a little diner/restaurant across the street from the bus stop to get some donuts and coffee.

 

A gang was lurking there and saw them and decided to prey on them since they were not used to seeing white people in their neighborhood. 

 

They came into the restaurant and surrounded the table where my friend sat with her dad. She was terrified.

 

Her father, rather than reacting in fear or violence, invited them to sit and have coffee and donuts with them. He ordered them coffee and started asking them each questions about themselves, attempting to get to know each of them better. 

 

He made each of them feel seen... probably in away that that hadn't felt seen in a long time, or maybe ever.

 

And, before long, they were all just chatting and enjoying coffee and donuts together.

 

Had her father reacted in fear or violence, the situation could have ended up much differently, maybe even in bloodshed. 

 

And she said she has never forgotten that day and the way her father acted towards them. It has stayed with her forever, it changed her outlook on things.

It's amazing what can happen when we don't react in fear or violence and simply react with love and kindness.

 

This is the way we all want to be treated, deep down, even the tough guys who act like they don't. And they are often surprised when someone responds with love even when they are not acting in a loving way.

 

Enjoy and I hope it serves you as a reminder that love always wins, and it always works.

 

People just respond to love differently than anything else. And for some, it's not something they have received enough of in their lives, so it feels really good to them. 

We have the opportunity to provide that for each other. And it's especially important, I believe, to provide it for those that need it most.

 

We really are all the same, so things always work better and in the highest way when we can see each other this way, as equals, and just respond with love.

I love you, and please remember that I'm here to help, always.

With love and gratitude,