Martin Buber, a great 20th century Jewish
theologian, spoke of one of the basic human
perceptions as "I and Thou." His way of
saying it is actually the highest form of
stating what we all instinctively sense as
the difference between ourself and
everything else. It can also be framed as
"you and me" (still inclusive), "you against
me" (non-inclusive but still allowing
personhood to the other, or "me against the
world," which is probably where each of us
begins our earthly experience.
Return to "Wisdom."