This kind of thinking can be a sneaky trick of the ego mind. Beware of it. Yes, people are coming together in certain ways, but they are also separating in distinct ways, too. They are separating into winners and losers, winning teams and losing teams, winning countries and losing countries.
As, one by one, we watch each athlete compete, we are secretly judging them. Who has the greatest skill, the highest speed, the most grace, the best physical body, the best uniform, the superior coach, the most interesting story. We are judging a multitude of aspects for each of these athletes, teams and countries. We pick our favorites and we cheer them on. Worse, we pick our least favorites and we secretly hope they will fail. We are attacking them in our minds.
Judging is not oneness. In fact, judging is the opposite of oneness, it is the act of separating individuals or groups of individuals out for "specialness", as the Course of Miracles call it. We can be special because we are better than others or we can be special because we are less than others. Either way, "specialness" thinking is separation thinking.
Seeing every one else as equally important is the goal. Why not try to watch these Olympics from a new perspective. Can it be done without judgment? Can we simply watch to celebrate everyone's beauty, effort and accomplishments? Can we enjoy the creation of participation? Can we love each and every athlete for who they really are...a child of God, created in His own image whom He loves infinitely? When we can do this, we are thinking with love, accepting and forgiving the world as it is.
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