5/12/2023 0 Comments See no strangerThis vision of one-ness comes from her faith and issues a call to service. An anthem throughout the book is: “ You are a part of me that I do not know”-and this “you” is, as often as is not, what she calls “an opponent.” If I were to reduce the entire tome to one sentence, I would say it is to approach each other as parts of ourselves. We learn how to negotiate with-and care for-the self and others, and how to reckon with those who seek to do harm. Readers gain an education in Sikhism-both in history and faith-along with lessons in traveling the high road of love. Her telling is informed by her listening. Both that speech and her TED talk offer a connecting vision about the work she has done and its promise for all of us-especially for victims of hate crimes, racial profiling and those caught in the claws of immigration policies and police brutality. Kaur herself gained national prominence after the publication of a rousing address she gave during a “watch night service” at the Washington D.C.
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