08/06/2022
Who is upsetting you?
If you put 100 black ants and 100 red ants in a jar, nothing will happen.
But if you shake the jar and leave it on the table, the ants will start to kill each other.
The red ants believe that black is their enemy while black believes that red is their enemy, but the real enemy is the person who shook the jar.
The metaphor matters and is true, while the Entomologists may not like the ant part, it's a fact that we let others divide us and turn us against each other when we should be fighting the real enemy, those who would benefit from our division.
We are all human beings with the same needs: love, belonging, safety, and self-actualization.
We must remember that and fight for each other, not against each other.
Only then can we hope to create a world that is truly just and free for all.