One reason I love America is because of the plethora of diverse people in it. We have people from all over the world here! Just like a carved pumpkin, none of us is exactly the same. In fact, just like a carved pumpkin doesn't always turn out the way the carver envisioned it, neither do our lives. And that's okay too. It only adds to our diversity of experiences.
We all have different backgrounds, beliefs, interests, talents, ambitions and so on. It is often these differences that enable us to contribute immensely to our families, communities, and even beyond.
I will give two examples of how people who are different from me have enriched my life. One is fun, one is serious.
I have a friend who loves to decorate cakes, but hates to bake. As for myself, I love to bake. But I can't, for the life of me, decorate a cake. So, for my kids' birthday parties, I bake a cake and my friend decorates it. For her kids' birthday parties, I bake a cake and she decorates it. What a perfect trade!
Someone very close to me has completely polarized beliefs than I do. We disagree on almost every important life detail of magnitude. But, what an opportunity to learn and love. I have not changed my views or beliefs and neither has the said person. However, the experiences I have had from keeping this person close to me have brought me tremendous personal growth and have even strengthened my own core beliefs.
It is not only possible to live with differences. It is wonderful. I love diversity.
2 comments:
I tend to get terribly impatient when I see political posts that I find narrow-minded, often racist, and virulently angry, and have to restrain myself from commenting, which would not change anyone's mind and would likely contribute to the devisiveness that prevails in our country, instead of contributing to cooperation. I have to let go, and be more patient, which I am often not.
You are more patient than you think!
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