To be seen, really seen, is to allow yourself to feel your own pain and another's pain as well. Seeing deeply is also an opening to layers of joy that we often overlook. In those moments we discover what it really means to be alive in this world without barriers, judgements and distractions. In this short film produced by Reflections of Life, Daniel Emuna shares his experience of being human and the importance of connecting with others in authentic moments. He says, "To connect with people, to really connect with people, you’ve got to be straight up, you’ve got to be real. There’s no other way to connect with people than to be true. And to be true means to recognize a lot of things within people that are within you. To be true means to say, ‘I see you for who you are and I’m going to do right by you."
Lynda Skinner
The value of not "othering" people is real. Humans have a need to belong. Everyone deserves to be seen, felt and heard. We should offer every person this opportunity. If we have not arrived there, then we have missed an opportunity to integrate our own pain, in an effort to provide relational safety. What a lovely human BEING and man to listen to. He knows how to LOVE.