Equally Unique

As we grow older and understand more about ourselves, we realise that all of us are born unique and that is the very reason we are all equal. This is contrary to what we have been educated and conditioned to think about ourselves from young, that we are born special, that we can be a cut above the rest, different from others.

Yet old habits die hard. This is what results in our pride, our ego, our failure to see and realise our mistakes especially when one is made and pointed out by others. To overcome our habitual energies, we need to practice, to reflect constantly on our attachment to this self, this ego. Only with the practice of mindfulness, we will be able learn to catch ourselves when we are feeling prideful and let go of such feelings as they arise. 

By constantly reminding ourselves that we are inherently the same in our goal for happiness, our empathy for others will nauturally grow and we will find it easier for us to accept and consider people around us for every action and decision we take. This itself is also another form of mindfulness practice. If we practice well, harmonious living in our family and community is not only possible, it can also multiply joy many times over. 

That being said, it is also our responbility as adults of our own community to teach and guide the younger members that they are not as special as they believe they are. Instead, teach them and let them learn, let them explore how unique each and everyone of them is and that is the very quality that makes each individual equal and not so different.