Our species will survive because of this.

Did you know that we, humans, EXIST since…
“Well, ... actually no one really knows exactly for how long, but we’re talking millions of years here, ok.”

We, homo-sapiens, have been sharing this planet, with many other species.
And over the years some of them UNFORTUNATELY, you know... disappeared!
But not us, not homo sapiens.
Year after year Century after century, Challenge after challenge, We are still here.

But,how did we make it this far? 
Well, historians showed that we have sort of superpowers that other species don’t have. And it’s called, Storytelling

I know it might sound strange, but stick with me! It goes something like this: 
First, we come up with a story, 
second, we tell that story around us, 
and then, we convince others to believe in that story.

See, when a group of people now believes in the same story, they somehow become connected with each other, because they have something in common: the story, they believe in is their “thing” in common.
They will naturally like each other, and they’re more likely to become friends rather than enemies.

Take these 2 people, for example they believe in the same thing. It could be this, this, or this...

They’ll easily connect with each other, even though they are from here and there.
When we have something in common with someone we don’t know, suddenly, we stop seeing our differences. 
Because we are both vegetarians, we share the same religion, we both speak french, BONJOUR!

Sharing a common ground is the reason we still exist. And that’s exactly what we’re missing out today.
The secret of OUR strength is UNITY.
When we’re facing danger together, chances to win are higher.

This is how we, homo-sapiens, are still around. And we believe, that this is what will save us from the challenges we’re facing today.

But how can we do that? People are not always NICE!
Well, what if people, I mean, all of us, realize that we believe in the same thing.
 
We all come from the same planet  
We all have feelings
We share the same fears like losing people we love or Being sick, and we also share the same aspirations like being happy, being successful, raising a family, being healthy and strong or traveling and discovering the world, even though we’re based here and there.

Because sharing a common ground is what triggers our compassion and empathy. Common ground is the shield that protects us as a species we need to USE it!
We need to start telling new stories. 
Stories that unite us instead of dividing us
Stories that highlight our similarities rather than our differences
Stories that bring us together instead of setting us apart
Stories that make us friends instead of enemies

As an example, instead of seeing yourself as 
MEXICAN
GERMAN
AMERICAN
MOROCCAN
PHILIPINO
PAKISTANI
KENYAN

Why don’t we SEE ourselves as part of something bigger?
What if each one of us could see the world as ONE place called planet Earth.
That’s literally our common ground!
This way, every human belongs to the same place you do! And every human, has something in common with you!

I know, it might sound utopian for some people, but hey, if you never TRY, you’ll never KNOW.
And remember… Division is our curse, and it’s up to each one of us to break that curse! Either we change our stories and come together, or we disappear just like the other species.

COCONUTLY,
Thanks for watching,
I’ll see you in the next video!