The biodiversity of humans

I'm a great believer in the power of humans. I always have been. Ever since I was young, I believed in it. But when you're young, there's a clear limit to who you can meet. I only really knew my family, people associated with them, or my schoolmates. But the more I grew, little by little, my curiosity - and maybe my naivety, drove me to travel, to discover. And the more I grew- the more discovering I did.

When I think of "happy memories", I always think of the memories I shared with communities. Some black, some white, some asian, or palestinian. but we are all part of something bigger: we are all part of the community- of earth.

One of my happiest memories, is from a hike on the beach. It was our second night, and we were all tired, trying to rest. But as we cooked our dinner , an Idea arose-

"why don't we all sing? Play the guitar?"

we were over 100 kids from around the country, and We barely had anything in common. But , the language of song- is one that breaks all boundaries. Truthfully, none of us could sing all of the songs. But every time one was played we listened: to the different people who sang them, to the different stories they were trying to tell.

And there were so many different stories. Because the thing about humans, is no matter how far away, or how close by- we each have our own unique story.

meeting many people at once, is like eating a bite from every type of chocolate. Each person slightly different. But wonderful, in their own way.

the hike lasted four days, and it ended two days after my memory. We were all sad that it ended, and yet, happy to return home.

But after that trip, I learned to appreciate the biodiversity of humans. And since than, deep under my skin- I store an endless amount of different memories, only waiting to be heard .

Now it's a time of lonliness, but In spite of this- the excessive amount of time , and the struggle we are all going through together, has -in an odd way- given is a golden opportunity-to get together, to help each other, to get your stories-known.

Because the biodiversity of humans also means, that we can learn from each other, and help each other. Use that.