There are moments when I wonder if we’ve become so distracted that we don’t recognize the difference between reality and our expectations. We live in personal, single-serving worlds the parameters of which are defined by our presuppositions and biases. We talk past one another without pausing to listen. We look past each other without seeing our shared humanity. And we wonder why we feel so disconnected. 

Are we unable to embrace the universal in ourselves? Unable to see the individuality in ...