Stretching Identity: A Conversation with Gabriel Meyer

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September 25, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Enemies were teachers in disguise. - Eiji Yoshikawa - Stretching Identity: A Conversation with Gabriel Meyer "The first time I met a Palestinian Sufi Sheikh, I went to his house. The person who introduced me, my friend, he said, Listen, this is the third Israeli he meets, so be careful. You know, go slowly. So I sat; we were all very formal, Salaam. We sat down, it was very serious, and all of a sudden, I just took out my drum and starting singing, Allahu, Allahu, Allahu. His son came out from the kitchen with food. He got up and hugged us and said, You're staying the night. In this interview, Gabriel Meyer shares some remarkable stories of breaking through barriers of distrust and enmity. { read more } Be The Change Make a practice this week of treating those with whom you disagree, as your teachers in disguise. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The College Course That's Changing Lives On Navigating Stuckness The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently 19 Uplifting Photos That Capture The Human Spirit Can You Teach People to Have Empathy? This Is Your Brain On Scarcity DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 162,599 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More