3. To advance mutually enriching and challenging relationships of understanding, acceptance and care, to the point of sharing worlds of meaning in the deepest sense, with people of a culture different from one's own.
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Why open hands?
Open hands are the alternative to folded arms, a pointed finger or clenched fists. It is giving, sharing, receiving and welcoming.
It is about building mutually enriching and challenging relationships of acceptance, understanding and care to the point of sharing worlds of meaning in the deepest sense.
It requires us to become vulnerable and prepared to remove ignorance of what we might not understand about fellow human beings and, as a consequence, lessens our fear and prejudice.