We are one humanity

Who are these two totally different people from totally different worlds?  Their connection is me and that they both appeared on my Facebook on Monday.  They actually have a lot more in common than they may ever even know.  The one in the military style uniform is my great friend in Thailand, Om.  No, he is not in the army.  Rather he is in the formal dress of the Thai public service.  The great king of Thailand of over 100 years ago, Rama V, established that civil servants would be given a uniform as a way to instill pride of office in them.  Quite smart actually!  The one wrapped in a cloth is my newest grand niece, Willow Lauren, born in Australia.

Two very different people but with so much in common. I would predict that they will never meet or know each other but that doesn't matter.  Om is the proud, kind Thai, highly educated and working very hard for his country.  Through people like me, he has a window to the world.  Willow, I imagine, will grow up the free Australian female who may only ever know Thailand as a tourist.  She will probably never really know much about me except that I am part of that extended family, the son of Nana and Pa who is the priest living somewhere else. 

While we highlight our differences, I can see in these two people who have featured in my week how much we have in common and how truly we are connected.  I hope that Om and Willow do meet one day and they can find ouit for themselves just how much they have in common.  We are many peoples but one humanity and it is what we have in common that matters so much and unites us.