The above Latin phrase is best translated as “out of many, one.” It is to the credit of the United States of America, that this is indeed its motto, so shown upon its monetary unit, its seals, as well as its passports. So too, the fact that America is made up of fifty States, duly united, to thus form a “more perfect union,” reflects that the founding vision of this country is for the peoples of such, that have different backgrounds, different economic statuses, different creeds, and are of different races, that they are meant to fully unite under the color of the flag of the United States, which represents freedom, liberty, and justice for all.
So too, this signifies that the reason that there are so many of us on planet earth is to provide us the fair opportunity to take what appears to be differences between one another, and thus find some commonality of good principles, so as to build a foundation that is good for society and beneficial for all. Sure, it isn’t easy to get along with everyone, and not everyone desires to get along with us, but it is our obligation to do our level best to see that we are focused upon the fact that we are meant as individuals to work together, because each of has a definite part to play in order to bring about the wholeness that thus makes the diversity of this world, to be eventually molded into one.
The very best things in life, require not only concentrated and good effort from each of us, but also necessitates the right thinking and the wherewithal to keep on doing what needs to be done to get ever closer to the goal so earnestly desired. That which is easy to obtain, probably is not that which will bring lasting happiness or joy to us, but rather often represents, at best, a temporary respite, which is not thus good enough to satisfy us wholly, for we know that we haven’t yet exerted enough blood, sweat, and tears to get the prize which is absolutely priceless.
The divisions that we seem to have one to another, can surely be overcome when we recognize that our ultimate success is never going to be because of just our own herculean effort, but rather we make progress brick by brick, and precept by precept, so as to gather our hands together to achieve those types of meaningful goals, which necessitate that the people work together in harmony and togetherness to succeed at such.
In this world, we will be challenged, and the greatest challenge that we have is to recognize in the other, that they are our equal in every aspect, deserving of the same fair opportunity to better themselves and thus together to better the society that we are an integral part of. Those then that take the time to be the repairer of the breach that separates us, are the very same people, that are building the necessary bridge that will carry us forth into the promised land, awaiting only, those that are the many, to walk there together, hand-in-hand.