We really are all brothers and sisters. Each of us, deep down, wants peace, and love. We want to be able to live our lives in harmony with others. We all want to be respected and listened to. We all want enough food to eat, shelter to keep us from the elements, and family to surround us. We all want our children to have a better life than we have. We want to worship our God without interference and mockery. We want our air to be sweet and fresh, our water clear and nourishing, our soil rich and fecund. We all want to grow old in health, gaining honest wisdom and strength of spirit. We want to learn and we want to work at meaningful tasks and duties.

WE have everything in common, no matter our culture, our religion, our age, our gender. So, when part of our family in Pakistan, or Louisiana, are suffering, we all suffer, and we must all reach out and ease the suffering of our neighbors.

There are few things more important in this world than recognizing our brotherhood, our sisterhood, and recognizing that we have more in common than we have in differences.