The People of Abraham

One of the things which fascinates me when travelling around the world is that the pulse of the country is in the people.  I love meeting and interacting with "the locals."  It allows me to more truly experience the culture.  In many regards we are all very similar.  We love, we laugh, we play, we work, we struggle, we fight, we succeed - and the cycle continues. 

I'm reminded of the Depeche Mode song from the 80's (yes, I'm an 80's child) which goes:
People are people
So why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully
So we're different colours
And we're different creeds
And different people have different needs

I don't have any solutions to any of the world's problems but I can certainly say that everyone and every culture has redeeming qualities that I hope to incorporate into my own life.  As I've visited Jordan and Israel I realize that we are different...and yet the same.  We are young:

We are workers:

We are old (okay, I'm not old - but others are!):

And really, while we are all different, people are people!: