Parallels

Arachnophobia and acrophobia have many parallels. The fear of coming to harm resides in both. The fear can be rational. Some spiders can harm us. Most are entirely harmless though. We can fall from a height, yet in many situations we may be entirely safe despite our height off the ground. The cure is the same for both. Gradual exposure expunges the fear so long as we have the knowledge to recognise a dangerous spider from a harmless one and we recognise when a ladder or building is safe or not. The message is clear; find the parallel when you struggle finding a cure. The cure for the parallel will be very similar.

Two parallel horizontal lines depict the character, =, equality. We understand equality, treating all with the same respect, giving all the same rights, giving all the same freedoms. Whilst most of us understand the concept, only a tiny number of people in this world want to give everyone the same freedoms, respect and rights. That has been so for quite some time, and it will continue forever that way. Men and women face different problems. The problems men face can have a parallel with the problems women face. The biggest difference in this parallel is the difference in how we deal with the problems men/women face. We don’t acknowledge the parallels. Many choose to ignore the problems that the other sex encounters. If you have a gender-based problem, do you care about the parallel problems that the other gender contends with? Those that do care about parallel problems will gain more sympathy for their issues. Gender wars give way to gender harmony when parallels are recognised.

Hypocrisy. Do as I say, not as I do. Many of us are most hypocritical. We can be directly hypocritical and hypocritical in a parallel manner. Someone I knew often scolded their child for showing off, boasting and talking too loudly. That someone was quite well known for owning fancy cars, wearing fancy attire and having fancy ways. She showed off in a different way, a parallel way. When you feel inclined to admonish others for how they behave do you look inwards and examine your parallel ill behaviours?

There is diversity within humans, yet within diverse activities, beliefs and objectives one can see parallels. If there are parallels between our beliefs and the beliefs of others, can we respect what others believe? A lot of what we do feels different to what other are doing. However, it is quite often the same but different. The same basic principles but dressed up differently.