Our planet Earth favours diversity. In the beginning, in the hours of the Big Bang, there was only energy and gas. Over billions of years, evolution has created countless forms of life. It is self-evident that the Earth and evolution celebrate and sustain diversity.

No two trees are the same. No two human faces, bodies or voices are the same. Each person has their own voice. Each tree has their own personality. Each animal has their own individuality.

I was a Jain monk. The Jains not only celebrate the diversity of life, but also honour the diversity of truths. They call it Anekāntvād ...

 

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