zacharyehelton

The problem is, when we get too attached to one particular story—a story about who we are… and what kind of world we’re living in… what kind of people are around us… we lose perspective. Our perception gets narrow. In short, we suffer, and we cause suffering to those around us. 

A talk given on June 8, 2025, for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola.

E pluribus unum is one of those catchphrases we hear so often that it can sometimes become meaningless—a collection of sounds as familiar as “Just Do It” or “I’m Lovin’ It.” But, at its heart, it encapsulates a wisdom that reminds us just what the United States is.