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Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides QUOTES

Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides QUOTES

1 " Bridges are made with intention. They make it possible to go between two places that were previously difficult to access. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

2 " If people can be around each other doing co-human things—i.e., things that everyone does, such as eating food, helping others, creating, talking about the weather, etc.—and not feel threatened, anxieties are reduced, empathy is increased, trust is built, and perceptions are changed. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

3 " Moral growth corresponds with people’s ability to see the world from an ever-increasing number of perspectives and act accordingly. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

4 " Dialogue still reigns supreme as a method for connection and conflict resolution. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

5 " We don’t need to be perfect to do good deeds in the world, but we need to be sincere in our efforts. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

6 " In civilized society, we humans are responsible for nurturing and sustaining the force of inter-relational harmony in our lives. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

7 " Harmony begins within. If we are to influence the world around us, even in minor ways, the real work begins inside and emanates outwards. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

8 " When life vibrates at a harmonious frequency there is no need to seek something better. It’s only when the rhythm of life is disrupted that people pay attention. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

9 " It can be easy to forget the lessons of history, including the tragedies of war, and ramp up divisive and destructive rhetoric without concern for the consequences. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

10 " The most important project at this moment in history is to reclaim a social connection to the human persona, to move away from dehumanizing and otherizing in the direction of co-humanizing. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

11 " Even if we did not create the acrimony, even if we weren’t the ones who created the divide, we can be bridge-builders, healers, harmonizers, and a vital part of the solution. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

12 " As acrimony gets a tighter grip on democratic society, good people can either sit on the sidelines, debilitated by angst and daily distractions, or they can overcome indecision and work towards harmony. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

13 " Without action, we can relegate ideas about social harmony and bridge-building to the realm of wishful thinking. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

14 " We, the willing, should practice the art of lifting the ideological veil and seeing co-humanity everywhere. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

15 " The seeds of care and empathy are built into every human being and a variety of soils and fertilizers will allow those same seeds to grow and flourish. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

16 " Instead of railing against hate, we focus on love; instead of judging the angry, we offer them our peaceful presence; instead of warning against a dystopian future, we provide a hopeful vision. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides

17 " Without a tapestry of caring, civilization would collapse into a chaotic every-man-for-himself battlefield. "

― Gudjon Bergmann , Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides