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A Sad Concept – Us and Them

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A Sad Concept - Us and Them

A Sad Concept – Us and Them

 

‘Us’ and ‘Them’

‘Us’ and ‘Them’.

From earliest times, humans formed

communities which offered them security and prosperity.

For cave dwellers, team work

may have been the difference

between life and death.

So, the concept of ‘Us’ was born

but with it came the idea of ‘Them’.

‘Them’, the ones who are not ‘Us’.

Today, we still recognise ‘Us’ and ‘Them’.

How many wars have been waged

across the globe and throughout time,

between ‘Us’ and ‘Them’?

In a world where difference

is eyed with suspicion,

will we ever be able to welcome

all members of ‘Them’

into the group we call ‘Us’?

What do you think?

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