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Hearts United Beyond Borders

Cha Cha, our favorite platypus, had a bold reflection.

“What if the harmony of society rested on the idea of hearts united beyond borders…”

For many years and many years, ignorance of the existence of other peoples on the planet had given rise to fear of “others”.

In all the languages of the world, the term barbarian, describing a being who did not belong to one’s own clan, had been created.

And yet, one person’s barbarian is another person’s barbarian…

The realization that the Five Elements were, in reality, only parts of a single whole was still too recent for the Espers to naturally think beyond these barriers, though they were only imaginary, represented by cultural differences.

Indeed, how can we trust individuals whom we do not understand?

To try to understand, one must first ask the right questions, avoid judging beforehand, and not remain trapped by one’s assumptions or prejudices…

A lot of work, isn’t it?

That is why Cha Cha believed it was essential that, every day, this idea of a single civilization united beyond borders and differences be shared and discussed.

So that everyone could feel empathy for an individual from another element as much as for those from their own element…

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