If the great spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, in my heart he put other and different desires. Each man is good in his sight. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
Sitting Bull
When we recognise that everyone is unique then we create good, mutually beneficial relationships. That’s the essence of integration – it requires “well differentiated parts” to work together for mutual benefit. Just like how your heart works so well with your lungs, your liver, your brain, and so on. The development of a human from a fertilised egg involves wave after wave of differentiation, as cells develop into all the kinds of cells we need, building mutually beneficial relationships as they grow.
Pretty astonishing, right?
I often think of that when I dream of a better society because surely a well differentiated society, composed of very different human beings building mutually beneficial relationships would naturally produce healthier, more sustainable communities.
In other words, not by fighting each other, pressurising others to conform, pushing uniformity and competition. But the opposite…..by collaborating, seeking mutual benefit and promoting diversity.
“It is not necessary for eagles to be crows”
Heroes Not Zombies 
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