- The Bad 1:
- Self-love is about one person - me, myself and I. A person immersed in personal selfishness seeks to benefit themselves with no regard for others. They pursue their own selfish interests, seeking personal profit and gain.
- Selfishness leaves us isolated, alone and unhappy.
- The bad 1 is about individualism. It's about personal selfishness. It's about me, myself and I.
- The Good 1:
- True love is about seeking to benefit others, so there has to be at least 2 people, at least another person, you and somebody else. Two people can become so interconnected that they become one.
- Some wedding ceremonies include language that explains how a man and a woman become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24, NIV)
- You can have 7 billion people who are united as one, united with one mind and one heart.
- The seal of the United States of America [1] reads in Latin 'E pluribus unum', which means 'Out of many, one'.
- There is only One God. (Quran 16:51, Sahih)
- The good 1 is about connection. It's about mutual bestowal. It's about others.
- It's also about many:
- Our body has many parts but it's one body.
- Our town has many streets but it's one town.
- Our state has many towns but it's one state.
- Our country has many states but it's one country.
- Our world has many counties but it's one world.
- Our universe has many galaxies but it's one universe.
References:
1. E pluribus unum. www.wikipedia.org. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
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