For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee." Psalm 122:8
You have seen it happen, how many times?
The holding open of a door in a public space--a chain of action and reaction--paid forward, paid backward, paid sideways. With a shoulder, a knee, a heel, an elbow.
Sometimes almost comically. One after another after another after another. And spin some children into the mix and high hilarity ensues.
The door has been held for you in the past and will be held for you in the future. You have most likely done the same for others in your past, and you will most likely do so again.
Is there ever anyone that you would let the door close upon?
Of course, the physical differences are easily noted. By gender, by age, skin color, by body type.
But what of their hearts, these strangers. Do they bear the heart of a worried parent or a grieving child? Do they love deeply or are they afloat in apathy?
Do you know for certain their minds? Their spiritual practices? Their political views? Their personal ethics? Their work ethic?
Does a headscarf dissuade you? A tatoo? A Star of David? A scar across the cheek? A cross? Baggy pants? Uniform? College emblem?
This chain of all beings, linked. Right?
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