A Foolish Start
The chasm of connection, that gap between stranger or acquaintance and something more meaningful, is one best crossed over a bridge than by a leap.
Some foolish intellectuals claim that we should rely on our first impressions, our blinks or our intuition to assess and filter those who cross our paths. This approach does a disservice both to those we meet and also to ourselves. Our intuitions are easily influenced by prejudices and biases. You might feel an unexpected attraction to someone simply because there was a romantic song playing in the background, or a repulsion due to the smell of a foreign dish. There are some who subconsciously avoid proximity to those who they fear ever becoming themselves — the stroke victim, the paraplegic, or the homeless. It is so easy to project our own foibles and insecurities on those around us. And then there are some people who are just really bad at first impressions but try their best to make up for it over the long haul.
Just as affirmative action is most needed in instances where discrimination has been a matter of legislation, as individuals we should feel called to root out our own inherent discriminations or biases and make positive effort to reach out to those who may fall victim.
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Albums that were referenced here or otherwise inspired this post:
Everybody’s Talkin’ — Tedeshi Trucks Band
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