The depth of insight and wisdom in this timely article by Parisa Parsa, Executive Director of Essential Partners (formerly Public Conversations Project), is extraordinary. I love how Parsa, based on this well-known maxim from Elie Wiesel …
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
… eloquently makes the case for a bigger vision of what we typically mean by “taking sides.” Instead of choosing one side over another, she speaks of making a commitment to “being present with the many perspectives that reside around any issue that matters.”
Further elaborating, Parsa says:
“We don’t take a single side, because true liberation is a choice made from seeing the whole.”
Many more insights in this short, brilliant essay:
Turning To Each Other