Every person or group has unique characteristics, abilities, beliefs, traditions, and features that can be different from others around them. This is not a weakness of society, but a gift, called diversity. Diversity brings beauty to the world. To me, it means that all types of races, ages, religions, and cultures are living in harmony and peace, free of any prejudices.
Diversity points to different types of experiences, backgrounds, and values within the world. It is important that it exists and differences among race, gender, sexual orientation, physical capabilities, and backgrounds are accepted. If everyone had one way mindset or one way of living, there would probably be less social excitement and curiosity. For example, if there was only one language in the world, it would be kind of dull and uninteresting.
Diversity is everywhere in the world. There are different types of music, different styles of clothing, different cultural foods, different Gods worshipped; the list is endless. Because of this, we all have the opportunity to learn about other styles, customs, and traditions. I think that certain aspects of life, like music and arts would be extremely narrowed down if there were no diversity. There would be no music to choose from if only rap or only rock existed. Artists would not be inspired by each other if there was only one cultural style of painting or sculpting.
The word “diversity” should not be used only in the context of groups of people, but individuals as well. Each and every one of us is distinctive in some sort of way. One person may be naturally accustomed to playing sports, while another may be massively talented in music, and someone else could be gifted in mathematics. Whatever it is, we all possess something that makes us unique. For example, people like Michael Jordan, Mozart, and Albert Einstein all had very diverse talents that changed the world accordingly.
It would be great if we could all benefit from diversity, however some people see diversity as a means of attacking one’s race, gender, or beliefs. They do not realize that they too are different from other people in the world. Sadly, things like hate crimes, racial discrimination, bullying, and economic discrimination are still prevalent in society today. Older people are often perceived as immobile, no longer contributing to society, and are seen with a “old dog that can’t learn new tricks” mentality. Unfortunately, I think it is highly unlikely that society will ever transcend these hardships because it requires everybody’s cooperation. There will always be that one person or group who will have a negative attitude toward someone because he or she is different in some way.
On the other hand, however, the fact that some people are able to connect so well despite their differences show how extraordinary diversity can be. I believe that we learn from each other’s experiences and grow altogether Language, music, clothing, and foods are just very few of the many things that coincide with diversity. With great diversity come great variety, knowledge, inspiration, and beauty.
Very well stated, Sumit.