One of the great things about SGIWhistleblowers is that we get so many different kinds of people here. Really, we have only this one thing in common - virtually everything else about us is different. Coming out of the uniformity/conformity-emphasizing Ikeda cult SGI ("UNITY UNITY ÜBER ALLES!!"), this can seem a bit of a shock at first. However, remembering our shared focus goes a fair distance toward

THIS

Interacting and working together on the basis of this one shared focus - from our very different perspectives and backgrounds - has made accepting others as they are so much easier for me. And there's beauty in that, in embracing someone else in the ways they're different from you rather than expecting them to change, to become more similar to you.

Which brings us to

𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 ＴＨＩＳ

Remember

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So don't waste your time. Keep in mind

੮Һɿς

There will always be people who will try to manipulate you by criticizing and condemning you - they want you to think that, if you will only compromise and modify yourself, they will like you.

†♄♗∫

Who you are is NOT negotiable.

ⓉⒽⒾⓈ

Accept reality and

🇹‌🇭‌🇮‌🇸‌

The fact is

𝕋ℍ𝕀𝕊

In beverage terms

тнιѕ

Because

丅ᕼIᔕ

In the end, it's a lesson in attachment and an affirmation of the second of the Buddha's Four Noble Truths: Attachments cause suffering. In other words,

🆃🅷🅸🆂

BE the possum. From the inside.

It's YOUR game.