Besides making the world an interesting and beautiful place, our lesson is working with and accepting diversity, because we are all different. It is important to be accepting of others, in the same way we dare to be different. Differences need to be embraced.
Our Diverse World
We should appreciate and accept we live in a diverse world. The world needs diversity, for it to survive. We should accept our world is uniquely diverse. To keep pace with the world’s diversity, we should be promoting diversity in the way we think and our approach to others.
We are all Uniquely Different
We often want others to fit into the image we hold of them, rather than accepting them as they are. It’s a natural tendency – to see people through the lens of our own expectations. But living with a disability adds another layer. It makes us uniquely who we are, yet too often, we feel the pressure to mould ourselves into someone else’s version of how they think we should be. That expectation is neither fair nor right. We are not meant to fit into anyone else’s idea of us. Our differences, whether seen or unseen, make us individual. Embracing who we are on our own terms – frees us from the weight of others’ perceptions.
Conclusion
Diversity is something we may struggle to come to terms with, but we are all unique and different, and being different means we are diverse. What difference does it make? Being open, transparent and honest, should be all that matters. Our mindset, how we see each other matters, each of our lives matter.
I know I have wasted a lot of my life trying to fit in, rather than accepting that I am different, which isn't such a bad thing.
I had to learn how to survive but didn't really have much of a chance to learn how to live, so it isn't something I'm very good at.
It's obviously the reason I have stayed in a toxic and dysfunctional relationship for so long, as she takes care of a lot of things for me, even though she treats me like a retarded slave.
I wasn't raised in a world where there was supposed to be a lot of diversity, even though we lived with so many different people in environments where we shouldn't have lived.
I'm now realizing one of my biggest fears is being out on my own, since I will have to deal with the world on my own again; but this time around I won't have to be doing it alone, since I do have a support system that I can use.
Thanks Randy. Yes, a support system is good. From your response it sounds as though you have more than one person you can call on 'in your support system.'
As they say, being different is hard enough. Being different without the support system is near to impossible.
But I believe that although diversity makes us different, we must embrace diversity. We must be honest, open and transparency.
It really is down to our mindset and how we see each other, our lives and our world. That must change.
The continued ignorance about diversity astounds me. We are all different yet prejudice based on difference is all around. I couldn't agree more with you we must embrace diversity.
I would also add we must learn lessons from history, and we must embrace diversity to survive.
Sadly, lessons from history have not been learned, they now take different forms based on self-gratification.
Governments must go back to basics. They must work together by being open, transparent, honest and impartial regardless of how diverse we all are.