Our stories are singular, our destiny is shared.

                            ~ Barrack Obama, US president-elect 2008

Why does this particular sentence hit me out of the entire acceptance speech Mr. Barack Obama, US President-Elect in 2008 gave at Chicago, minutes after he was confirmed his place at the White House?

I’m not kidding. When I first heard of this, it just jumped out at me. How one destiny is shared among billions of people in the world, each with a story of their own to tell. Maybe that sounds too large-scale, but we can always shrink it down into our own perspective, and see how our lives are co-related with each other, can’t we?

And this thing that holds people together is none other than the relationship we share! The understanding, the mutual seeking of the common good for all, the bonding and the camaraderie of everyone in a nation, and across nations.

Unity, my dear friends, is strength. If you find it hard to visualise it on a national scale, then start within your own family and circle of friends.