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Telling Our Stories Unity can be an elusive concept. We live in a free country. We have the freedom to think and act independently to a large degree. When trying to get to know one another this often looks like learning another culture. In a way that is exactly what it is.  Each of our households contains it's own culture.  This culture is cultivated by the personalities and choices of those within the household; Parent (s) , parent's close companions, relatives and support systems, religious beliefs , practices and institutions, economic, social and racial demographics, etc and etc.   The combinations of circumstances and lifestyle choices that influence us are endless!  Thus our personalities which are already unique are further molded by all these combinations thus they are different , varied and often poles apart from each other. How will you ever know mine unless you listen to my stories? How will I ever know yours unless I listen to your stories? How will we learn