Diversity Makes Us Unique
Why is it that so many of us cling to the misconceptions of the past? What is it that we are so afraid of that we must bluster on about being the best of everything? Or even worse, expect everyone to be like us. What does it really mean when our leaders say things like our values can be an example to the world?
Why is it whenever I hear someone use the word values I have the feeling they want to impose their way of thinking on the rest of the world? They never say what those values are, but everyone assumes it’s what they personally believe in, so that’s okay. The whole world should be just like me.
What is so wrong with people being different? Why can’t we just accept that others believe in different things than us and stop trying to impose our way of life on them? Whether it’s Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Capitalists or Communists, none of them seem to understand that our diversity is what makes humans so unique.
Instead of trying to fit everybody into one mold, we should be celebrating what we can offer each other. Even within our own culture there is diversity of belief, and opinion that makes our lives more interesting. If all of us thought the same, this site would be damn boring.
When we continue on with the past traditions of being ignorant of other people’s beliefs, and continue to espouse our superiority, we increase the chances for conflict. Colonial attitudes have proven unwieldy in the past and have caused nothing but trouble; don’t you think it’s time we tried something different?