“You are a part of me I do not yet know: What do these words mean to you? I practice saying these words in my mind when I see faces on the street, on the screen, across the table. I practice with people I fear or want to hate. I practice with parts of the earth, with trees and birds, rocks and mountains. I say these words to parts of my own self — my grief or pain, my rage or fear. And every time, these words cultivate a sense of humility in me, an openness. An ability to get quiet and listen. I learn something new. I gain information for how to respond with care. I make wonder a practice. Wonder is the precondition to love. It is what makes love revolutionary.”
Valarie Kaur
Chorlton Unitarians 