The Iron in Our Blood: A Need For Peace: the Human Dimension of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

"The iron in our blood was formed in stars, billions of years ago, trillions of miles away."- The Perot Museum of Natural Science

As human beings, we are not all acquainted with the same Earth. We do not all wake to the same walls of the same room or have the same two hands tuck us in at night. But when cut, we bleed. We all bleed. And although it sounds strange, we bleed stardust.

The iron that governs our red blood cells is composed of the same atoms that once burned in stars, meaning every human being can be traced back to the very same place. In today's world, it is incredibly easy to see the differences between us because we are so distracted by labels and media and stereotypes, but we must remember that we all need iron to live; what is essential to each of us is the same.

So in case you ever forget, we are here to guide you through the differences of our skin and into the samenesses beneath. We are here to remind you of the iron in our blood.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

A Need For Peace: the Human Dimension of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

In a time where political discord is a basic component of everyday life, we each see the world from our own corner. We gain one perspective but lack all the perspectives that are not synonymous with our own. But when art as painful and powerful as the photography depicted below emerges, perhaps we should listen. Perhaps we should acknowledge the need for a wake-up call. Perhaps we should all step into line with one another instead of off to the left and right, so we can see these real world conflicts from the uninhibited human perspective: people are suffering and people are dying. Something must be done to save lives.