Heal ourselves, our families, neighborhoods, city, state, nation, world?

I came upon a passage I wanted to share.  A book I enjoy picking up and reading from nearly any point.  The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.  In this part he is quoting the writing of his mother.  I have made a few edits to apply this more broadly:

I complained to God in so many words: "Here I was, the wounded representative of the __ in our struggle to be accounted free and equal with the dominating __!" And God was amused; my prayer did not ring true with Him.  I would try again.  And then God said, "Have you not done the same thing? Remember this one and that one, people whom you have slighted or avoided or treated less considerately than others because they were different superficially, and you were ashamed to be identified with them.  Have you not been glad that you are not more __ than you are?  Grateful that you are not _?" My anger and hate against the __ melted.  I was no better than she was, nor worse for that matter...We were both guilty of the sin of self- regard, the pride and the exclusiveness by which we cut some people off from ourselves.

Wow...as a person who does not commune with the Western God this feels like a reflective conversation with Self.

I want to live this unity more fully everyday.  I want to be a good example in word and deed and I want to teach my child and those young souls near me.