Something Everyone Should Read

Remember this post, where we said we should take more time to celebrate the amazing things humanity is capable of?

In that instance, we were talking about a person being able to live, breathe, and play songs while floating around a giant space station orbiting Earth. But sometimes we don't have to even talk our feet off the ground to see some pretty spectacular stuff.

This story about a reddit user's attempt to make fun of a Sikh woman (and the subsequently reaction from both parties) has gone viral this week, and you really owe it to yourself to read it.


The woman in the photo, Balpreet Kaur, not only takes the time to respond to the inflammatory post, but does so with an eloquence, serenity, and self-assurance that we found incredibly moving. One rarely sees such thoughtful words and the insight behind them on a day-to-day basis, let alone on the internet (and let alone on reddit, to be honest.)

Take a minute to read the exchange, and then take a moment to reflect. There's a lot to be learned here about issues of faith, body-image, tolerance, respect, the Golden Rule, etc. Whatever we do as people-- whatever we say, however we act-- there's a good chance it can be improved upon. Let's use this story as an example to show that people are capable of doing the right thing!