Exploring Justice through Beauty
“The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.”†
—Bahá’u’lláh
We find ourselves at a crossroads. How will we work together to solve the most pressing problems that confront us? The forces of materialism, inequality, and racism are striving to tear us apart. How do we tap into the creative power of unity to build a prosperous future for all of us? How do we find a shared vision of the unity we long for? Does unity mean uniformity?
True unity comes from diverse elements being harmonized into something greater without erasing the unique contributions of each part. We are not looking to the past because the just, diverse, and united society we desire has never existed. We must work to create it. To be created it must be envisioned with hope, which is one of the powers of the artist.
