| Through acts of self-giving or charity, one loses the illusion of the separateness of the self. |
| A degree of short-term separateness and colour-consciousness is needed to achieve the long-term goal of an integrated and colour-blind society. |
| We suffer as we struggle to define our individuality and hence simultaneously emphasize our separateness. |
| Because their patriotism was often expressed collectively, many groups remained distinct and conscious of their identity and separateness. |
| Both of the characters feel the terrible pain of aloneness and separateness felt also by both Linnet and Owl of the changeling stories. |
| One should also ask oneself, during the daily routine, how many times one feels the sense of separateness. |
