A gift is something given without it being asked for or payed for. A privilege is an advantage that is given to only some. A gift could be a privilege, and a privilege could be a gift. Not every gift is a privilege, and not every privilege is a gift. Medicine by definition, is that which heals, that is, makes more whole and healthy. A gift or privilege or tree or river or human or whatever is medicine for whomever it promotes healing. I am able to unlock my authentic identity any time, for whatever reason often unlock it only to some extent, and when I do unlock it to whatever extent I think it is always medicine for me. Internal gifts are from inside me. I think of privileges as given to me from outside. What helps me focus more on internal gift is my drive for healing or wholeness, and my internal gifts and unlocking them is more medicine for me than focus on external privilege. Also, my internal gifts are mine, they are within me, while privilege belongs to some other authority and my having it is dependent on the authority giving it to me.
On Mar 13, 2022 David Doane wrote :