Because of the greatness of diversity, we all interpret
and understand things differently and that is ok. I had ask 3 different people
what culture was and what diversity was based on their own understanding of the
word. These individuals are family and friends. Each of different in our own
rights but we all share similarities. I would not let them look it up because I
wanted their raw interpretations. As a result, I found that culture and
diversity means something different to them all. I don’t know however if that
is a good thing or a bad thing because it is very important. My first interpretation
of the answers is that we are so ignorant to each other. We choose what we like
about someone and go with that.
Based on the answers I got in summary, culture is
understood as a group of people that associate themselves with likeness similar
to language, social behavior, habits, etc. Diversity was understood as the
variety in people based on their culture, race, religion, beliefs, etc.
Since I have been studying these things in my
current course I have come to understood culture as what a person associates themselves
with. Through social identities, we gather and associate ourselves with others
with similarities. Culture is the language we speak, race, religion, etc.
One thing that gets overlooked when it comes to
culture is that culture can often represent things that we don’t see on the
outside and can be judged on based on first impressions like, interests and
likes or desires.
Based on what I have now learned and seen what
others believe culture and diversity to be, this only strengthens my knowledge and thinking to be true that we are uniquely divine creatures who just happen to be different
and similar all at the same time. Our differences are what makes us interesting
and unique. I am intrigued when I come across someone who is not like myself. I
want to learn and understand them more; find the similarities and build from
that. I have lived around the world for 14.5 years and loved it. I was a
foreigner in those lands but really got to learn so much from others. I
appreciate our differences. I don't want to create more like me. I don't want uniformity from people. Just because someone is different is not wrong. I don't try to push my thoughts, ideas, or behaviors on them. Instead I would like to share them and then have them share them with me. This is why I have learned to make so many great dishes from all around the world.
I too learned that there is so much more to culture than what the eye can see. The experiences we go through shape us in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteHi lisa,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thought about diversity with us I agree with you we should appreciate our differences and we should learn more about people of are different from us instead of looking at them as they are strange people.
Lisa,
ReplyDeleteI like that you wouldn't let them look it up. Too often we resort to doing that when someone asks us a question. There is so much more to the idea of culture than what we outwardly project.