Fred Rogers shared these wise words in a 2002 commencement address at Dartmouth College. He first set a cosmic scene, saying, “Our world hangs like a magnificent jewel in the vastness of space,” and described each of us as a facet in that jewel. He then explained how, when viewed from the grand perspective of infinity — for our universe may indeed be infinite — the differences between each of us are miniscule. This quote illustrates that we’re all part of the same human family, despite what we may perceive as our varied backgrounds and differences. Mister Rogers encouraged his listeners to look beyond the qualities that can be used to separate us and to instead recognize the far deeper bonds that unite us on our one and only planet.