Living things are unique. No tree or flower, no bird or beast, no star in heaven, is an exact replica of another.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the uniqueness of people. There is no person completely like another. There never has been, and never will be. Even identical twins have distinguishable characteristics. So, in all of time, there won’t be another ‘you.’ Don’t you think that is amazing? I do!
The rareness of an object makes it more valuable. As human beings, we are more than objects; so if each of us is ‘one of a kind’ then each of us must be extremely valuable, and extremely loved by the Creator who brought us into being. Do we recognize our own value, and the value of each other?
Often we measure our own value and the value of others in terms of inanimate things: possessions, wealth, power, position, title, education, houses, cars, and pleasure. But it’s because of our pricelessness that we have dignity and purpose as individuals. We are truly “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psalm 139:14.
I’ll try hard to remember that the next time I’m tempted to put a ‘thing’ ahead of a person.
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