If you saw the film documentary Super Size Me, then you'll remember Morgan Spurlock's method of investigation. He immerses himself in his subject. 30 days of eating super sized meals at McDonald's caused damage to his health as well as a depression.
Spurlock parlayed his way of understanding big issues into a series on Fox television. Each episode of 30 Days placed an unlikely person in an uncomfortable situation, eg. a self declared homophobe has to live with a gay man in San Francisco for a month; an avid hunter moves in with a vegan animal-rights activist.
Most of us tend to surround ourselves with people who think like we do. Diversity is a great idea but not so easy to bring about in our world. If we had the imagination and courage to get to know those who are radically different from us, we might get Jesus's challenge to love our neighbour. Who would be a Samaritan to you?
Peter
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