I remember, not too many years ago, when I was a kid, there existed a concept of penfriends. The idea was to have long distance friends belonging to different cultures, beliefs or countries. It was looked upon as a learning activity for personal development. It increased person's view of looking at the world and being more broad minded, understanding and patient in accepting the cultures, beliefs and ideas which were different than his own.
Nowadays, phobia, hatred and intolerance has increased multifolds. Adults are so obsessed by the ideas and misconceptions of they being the most superior race and are busy indulging in hating other cultures, views and beliefs and they are imparting the same teachings to their kids. This can be observed by overhearing the conversation between any two kids. You would hear them saying that, " we are the best and those those people are so dirty and so bad etc etc. " The seeds of hatred and phobia is so deep rooted in our veins that i see that even people who are living abroad do not mingle with people of other cultures and beliefs and only move in their own community circles and wear their religion and culture upon their sleeves with a superiority complex.
What are we afraid of? Why are we suffering from this superiority complex? This phobia? Why have we started believing in these divisions? Why have we lost faith in humanity? Equality of all humans? and ability of humans to bond with each other on a simple relation of being human? Is it not enough that we are all humans and share a common home called mother earth?
The answer to this is that it is enough and IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH! We need to break free from these divisions and value another human being, his ideas, his beliefs for whatever they may be and respect him and his beliefs, culture and value, no matter how much our own opinions and ideas differ from his. We need to get rid of our superiority complex.We need to respect everyone and accept them as who they are. We need to cultivate love and respect in our kids heart for everyone. Its time for us to let the light shine!
My message is love and peace for all!
Nowadays, phobia, hatred and intolerance has increased multifolds. Adults are so obsessed by the ideas and misconceptions of they being the most superior race and are busy indulging in hating other cultures, views and beliefs and they are imparting the same teachings to their kids. This can be observed by overhearing the conversation between any two kids. You would hear them saying that, " we are the best and those those people are so dirty and so bad etc etc. " The seeds of hatred and phobia is so deep rooted in our veins that i see that even people who are living abroad do not mingle with people of other cultures and beliefs and only move in their own community circles and wear their religion and culture upon their sleeves with a superiority complex.
What are we afraid of? Why are we suffering from this superiority complex? This phobia? Why have we started believing in these divisions? Why have we lost faith in humanity? Equality of all humans? and ability of humans to bond with each other on a simple relation of being human? Is it not enough that we are all humans and share a common home called mother earth?
The answer to this is that it is enough and IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH! We need to break free from these divisions and value another human being, his ideas, his beliefs for whatever they may be and respect him and his beliefs, culture and value, no matter how much our own opinions and ideas differ from his. We need to get rid of our superiority complex.We need to respect everyone and accept them as who they are. We need to cultivate love and respect in our kids heart for everyone. Its time for us to let the light shine!My message is love and peace for all!
December 14, 2010 at 3:23 AM
Sigh...
I've gone so far ahead in exploring this 'why' that now it just leaves me with an ache and a sigh..