~:[CH8 - Day 289]:~ Accepting Our Differences

~:[CH8 - Day 289]:~ Accepting Our Differences

We live in such a polarized society. The rich and the poor, the young and the old, the democrat and the republics. We look at race and religion, gender, sexual orientation and even position/title. We have "communities," but do we have unity and if not, can we achieve it. Today, we presented about religions, in the news I heard about the parties and in my interactions, I saw the race issue arise, I kept thinking, how do we see so differently when in reality, we have more similarities than differences. The sad thing is that these "communities" do need to look out for themselves, but the question is, to what extent? When I meet someone, do I really have to worry about all the things aforementioned about them or can I simply decide what kind of person they are, by how they act and figure out if I truly want to be around them. In some ways, the internet is good, as it can mask and preconceptions I may have about a person based their looks or other features that have nothing to do with who they are as a person. I think one of the most important, but hardest things we have to do is to give some ground to each other and accept our differences so that we can find a way to connect. It's never going to happen with some people, but can't we make it work with most? Instead of simply fighting for our communities (which we should continue to do), let's not forget to fight for all people. We all deserve to be treated well and to be accepted ESPECIALLY because of our differences. Why? Our differences is what makes our society interesting. In the movie Pleasantville, you see the conformity that make the world so boring and black and white, whereas the differences in us is what brings color into this world. There's never a way that we all will be appeased, but maybe we can look at each other through a different lens and make what is different about each other, become what we love most about each other. Only accepting those who are similar to us keeps us locked in a dark room, but when we accept the differences of those around us, we open up ourselves to a world we never knew. Instead of separating ourselves, let's make it a point to end this polarization and rather use our differences to connect ourselves together. Idealistic? Possibly. Possible? Absolutely!