Saying “I see no color” flattens everything to sameness, removing the dynamic that differences bring. I do see color—all the colors! The key is not letting difference become an excuse for conflict. If we say, “Oh, both sides are equally correct, so we do nothing,” that’s not helpful either. We need synergy, like wings of a bird; they must coordinate, or the bird can’t fly. If left and right eyes don’t work together, you lose depth perception. That’s quite different from “both-sides-ism,” which can lead to inaction. Instead, differences create energy—our job is to harness it productively rather than let it explode destructively.

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