To be progressive is to desire the best for all rather than to fight for supremacy over others. It is the act of growing up, like the toddler who learns to share her toys rather than to fight with her friend to commandeer them all for herself.It is true forward movement into wisdom, the knowledge we need to live peaceably, harmoniously, successfully, each and every one of us. It is realizing that we are truly interconnected, and that on a higher level, indeed, we are all one.

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