Is it more important to fit in then to hold true to who you are and what you value as a person??? While I understand the need for children and adults to want to fit in, I question the damage done to the heart of a person when they sell themselves short in order to become a part of the majority. While it is easy for the "majority" to think they are giving of themselves and accepting other people's differences, a lot of times this acceptance is on a very basic level and they do not really have to give anything up. To live in a community, society, world where your fundamental ideas and culture are different than that in which you live, is a task that cuts to the very center of who people are. And unless you have lived it, breathed it, felt its sting... you never really know the truth of what is given up for others in order to be accepted.
Kim
Comments (2)
Right on Kim!!! I guess the $64,000 question is what can the majority do, or do better? Is it a matter of creating space? If so, what does that space look like?
Posted by Alan | June 15, 2009 5:32 PM
Posted on June 15, 2009 17:32
I agree, Kim. Acceptance is too easy. We need to aim for understanding and respect.
Posted by marisa | June 15, 2009 6:07 PM
Posted on June 15, 2009 18:07