On the Algebra of Empathy

Being born is like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get.

Is there a path that leads to liberation and human rights for all that doesn’t begin with empathy?

Especially in a world where privilege is a gradient…a spectrum?

Not only is privilege a gradient, but it’s one born of the stroke of the luck of your birth.

Without your say-so, nonetheless.

In a world defined by such inequities, the only way to connect with others who are different than you, with different…

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