I, You, They, Us, We
I, You, They, Us, We
Why must i capitalize i, when
i don’t capitalize you, or
they, or we, or us? If
i had to capitalize just one of
these i’d choose We not i. Or
capitalize them all with
respect. Maybe it’s better
to capitalize none. With words we maintain
barriers built around ourselves and
our world. It’s not that i want
you to be me or me to
be you. i love the differences. i’d
like to really know them; see
you and be seen by you — truly, hear
you and be heard fully, stop
building too many walls and build more
bridges to beautiful
we.
What would happen if we
only used we for
a day, a week, a month, or a year? My joys and
sorrows would be yours. Your joys and
sorrows would be mine. We’d
share a common past, present, and future. Our
time would be ours, not just
yours and not just mine. Imagine
what would happen if
we stopped calling it it and instead called it we and
really let us
in. That’s the present i
hope for. i’d like to give this
gift to you, to them, to us, to
we. Will you give this
gift to me, to us, to we?