Hello, dear readers—Oddly Robbie here. Today, let’s peel back the layers of our shared humanity, reflecting on a truth as old as time but often forgotten in the shuffle of modern life: how we treat the so-called “least of us” says everything about who we are.

Raised in a deeply religious setting, I often heard sermons about love, charity, and humility. Yet, it baffled me to see such stark contradictions between the preached word and the practiced world. The concept of loving thy neighbor was often reserved for those who fit a narrow mold, leaving out those labeled as “lesser.” But here’s the twist: this catch-all judgment reveals more about the judge than the judged.

In many religious traditions, there’s a core teaching that echoes loud and clear: you can’t have “lessers.” The divine doesn’t rank souls,  ...