Unique:

I never ‘got’ that word when I was small. Somehow when I heard it said of me I would understand somehow that I was ‘different’ from other people and inherent within that was a separateness. It seemed as if others stood together and I stood apart, alone? 

I only write of this now because I had the opportunity of revisiting that sense of being separate when I reconnected with an old acquaintance via social media. What I observed did please me…..
Having known this individual some two decades ago, I became aware that whilst we still live in different social spheres, and we have the same disparities in our upbringings that we always did have, my own sense of being ‘less than’ has gone…..
Now I can see two humans with hurts and hearts and with our own unique skills and experiences to bring to the world. We are equal but different in our lives and in what we bring to our respective communities, and they are the better for that. God help us if we were all the same. And if there were two of ‘me’ within my marriage all hell would truly break loose!
So whilst society encourages us to judge by status and income, by the acquisition of ‘stuff’ and the location of our home, might we foster a different perspective?
What if we took account not of what people take from a situation, for example their wages or car, but at what individuals bring to it? In these times of cross-sector cuts and of workloads quadrupled, is kindness mot more valuable than a new watch? Is empathy not more necessary than taking a bonus?
I am certainly not having a dig at anyone here. I am questioning whether we might release ourselves from enslavement to faceless corporations by becoming more appreciative of the unique talents and humanities shown to us by those close to us?
Suddenly ‘unique’ takes on a new meaning for me. Now it symbolises belonging and having a place and contributing to a common-good through being our authentic ourselves at work and at play…..

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