What brings human beings together, yet allows us to keep our individuality?

Just a thought I had

shared experiences like: love, cooperating, cheering for the same team, farting in an elevator, etc

A Dinner. If set up right, people will come together to eat and have fun, but will keep their individuality by ordering what they personally enjoy or choosing the foods they like the most from a buffet, for example.

Being a different expression of the same. How do different colored paints come together to make a painting? How do snowflakes make a drift? We are common in our uncommonness. You question an inescapable constant.

All of the above, and suffering. Each being has suffered in an utterly unique way but because suffering is universal every being can relate.

Locksley wrote: All of the above, and suffering. Each being has suffered in an utterly unique way but because suffering is universal every being can relate.

Very true. Very Buddhist.

kemo wrote: Just a thought I had

Respect.

Unity in diversity; if we were all the same then things would be terribly boring. And we would probably have gone extinct a long time ago. When we recognize that then we get along just fine with others. We then respect others, make friends and generally create harmony out of chaos, provided we're willing to put in the effort to actually get along, show respect and make friends.