Peace, one and all…
To say that I am not perfect, that I am still very much a work in progress, is not to say that my intentions are dishonest. To say that I do not understand all things, that I do not view the world from anyone else’s perspective, is not to surrender my own understanding, nor is it to surrender my own perspective.
In all truth, I speak from my humanity, my imperfection. I am not ashamed of being what I am – human. Indeed, it is a veritable strength. I do not claim completion because I am not complete. I do not claim perfection because I am too aware of all my human faults.
I do claim to be a human being because it is my birthright. I do claim to own my distinctive, evolving relationship with the Divine because it is also my birthright. I do claim a need and a right to learn because these too are my birthrights.
I do not claim these birthrights solely for myself. I claim these birthrights for each and every one of us. Your humanity is equal to mine and mine is equal to yours – without equivocation or prevarication. And, it is together that, as human beings, we must all face the challenges this world throws at us.
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
