Now that is interesting. I googled 'we not me' and found that there is a group called 'we not me movement' http://www.wenotme.us/ . There is no indication that they are Christian, but they are onto it. The question that revolves in my mind is, 'how can we break free from our me obsession?' The problem is, I live in my mind and see the world through my eyes, I feel the world through my senses etc. I am locked in. That movie 'Being John Malkovich' explores this idea. If only we can get inside the minds of others. The truth is, we wouldn't want to, we would experience their internal dialogue, and probably go mad! Seems to me we need to become great listeners, we need to engage people deeply in relationships and then seek to understand their world and how they see it. I think the truth is I talk to much and listen too little, always have and probably always will. As an economic unit who must produce to keep the system going, how does one break free for t...
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