I realize that this day in history is best known to Americans as the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, prompting the United State to enter World War II.
But it seems to me that in this time when our own U.S. Government is trying to create fear and division between us, it would be productive to remind ourselves that we are all bound together by our common humanity.
And so I give you this beautiful and inspiring picture, taken on December 7, 1972 from the window of the Apollo 17 spacecraft.
I hope it will inspire you to remember that we are all brothers and sisters on this planet, and that at our best, we possess the moral courage and the spiritual awareness to care for one another.
