Feeling the loss this morning. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is/was/always will be a treasured name in human rights and equality. Her death is a loss to us all.
Equality is such a difficult concept for some people. For others it is life itself.
Differentness. Looking different from others. Thinking differently. Values not like others. Gender not of your own. Behaviors not akin to mine. Different. Not the same.
Is this cause for worry? Should I be afraid of what the different might do to me? Or mean to me? Should I be defensive?
Or should I wonder what it is like to be different than I? What does the differentness mean? Might it be a good thing? Will the differentness make us more? Enrich our experience?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg thought so. She valued differentness.
She is/was right about that. She knew equality allowed differentness to enrich the tapestry of our lives. But for that to happen, equality must be preserved for each of us.
I want to know you. I want you to know me. We need to be equal to create the best of us. For all of us.
Thank you Justice Ginsburg.
September 19, 2020
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