This poem, "Only One Ocean," was the metaphor of the ocean to represent the ocean of humanity. Instead of seeking to label persons, one can seek the essential humanity of each. Just as the ocean is intrinsically and naturally one, despite what we label it- humanity is, despite our labels, also one. Without seeing the humaness in each person, one cannot get beyond the labels. A key initative for nurses is to go beyond the labels and to see the fundamental humaness of each person.
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