Written by: Manaswi Sapkota - 26004, Grade VIII
Posted on: 11 May, 2021
At a very young age, we are all taught that everyone is beautiful and unique in their own way. As we grow up we notice that the people around us don’t really think the same. They tend to believe that not everyone should get equal rights either because of their skin color, their ethnicity, their religion, their looks, the way they dress, their sexuality, etc. Basically, people tend to judge others or exclude them from activities just because they aren’t the same.
When we were kids we didn't really care about looks or religion, we just looked for friends to have fun with. As we grow older we start to notice that people around us don’t think the same so we start seeing others differently and exclude them if they’re not like us. Of course, that’s not the case with everyone. There are people who don’t get influenced by the surroundings and treat everyone the same and we all are said to be like them. Now the society is gradually changing, most people don’t judge others based on the above-mentioned factors.
Humans have slowly come to a realization that not everyone is the same, they all have their own weaknesses and strengths. Everyone has their own way of expressing and doing things. If some dance when they are happy others may sleep when they are happy. Uniqueness is what makes things fun.
Of course, there are still some people in society who believe that everyone should be the same. We need to educate these people by spreading awareness and consulting them. There are many people in this world who don’t consider non-office-related jobs as jobs. They think non-office jobs will never help you in life and just pressurize you to study. Young artists and writers are not encouraged and supported to do what they want since it won’t “help” them in life. People need to understand that not supporting others for what they like to do won’t make them a great person, it’ll just make them an enemy or a bad person in the other person’s eyes.
Differences exist and there’s nothing wrong with being different since it makes us unique in our own way. It’s not like being different matters cause in the end we’re all humans and we live in a society full of differences and differences are exactly what make this life journey fun and amazing so rather than pushing away people who aren’t like you, you should try understanding them. Differences might be hard to accept but if you never try to understand them and accept them they’ll not make things easier for you instead they’ll just make you feel guilty and bad. In the end, we’re all beautiful and unique in our own way and no one can stop us from being ourselves so let’s just enjoy living how we want.
