Identity

"Okay, ummm, I said I think your identity should come from something you take pride in. It shouldn't be something that just sets you apart from other people, it should be one of those things that , you know, people generally understand is a good thing, something we all share, rather than what separates us. I mean, the things that make up identity are deeper things than skin color or whatever. Things, I don't know, like character or our faith or how we treat other people. And if we talked, instead, about that stuff, I'm sure we could agree on what was good or, at least on the way we ought to be." Cedric Jennings, A Hope in the Unseen, p. 177