essay-pg-diversity

The human experience, no matter where you live, is relatively the same.

When contemplating if every human experience is the same, no matter where you live, there has to be a clear definition of a human experience. The human experience is molded by the events or situations that you are put into. These events, good or bad, will change your human emotions and your overall views as an individual. They can shape the way they think and handle situations, which will also affect a person’s culture. It it would be impossible for every one to have relatively the same human experience. Diversity and culture can be a great thing, but it can also lead to clashes between groups. Religion in most cases is the center of ones culture, so it can largely affect a person’s experience as a human. There has been a pattern of religion coming between people in Palestine with the Arab-Jewish conflict, and in India with the Hindus and Muslims. In both cases, a fight over land has resulted from a religious debate that had lasted for years. Also in both cases, the conflict has resulted in a split of the land, giving each religion its own individual state. Of course someone who lived in the midst of the conflict would have a different human experience and opinion than someone who lived in America, where every religion can be practiced, no matter where your positioning in this country. Living in an area where other religions are hated simply because they are different changes your views on religion. People in the Middle East have grown up with the fighting between the Arabs and Jews. I can completely understand that they would grow to think that is ok, gaining hateful emotions toward the other religious group. Diversity in a region can make it hard to deal with the people as a whole. This occurs in the Philippines on a regular basis. Because of the Chinese and Spanish back round we see in the Philippines, the culture varies from island to island. Naturally, the islands that are closer to India and Asia have more of an Asian influence while the islands closer to Latin America would have more of a Spanish influence. Because the islands of the Philippines are so completely diverse, it makes them incredibly difficult to govern. The Philippines openly celebrate their diversity with A.O. No. 66, which celebrates the United Nations World Decade for Cultural Development, (1988-1997). When again reviewing diversity and how it affects someone’s human experience, looking at the Democratic Republic of Congo could blow your mind. Because of their ethnicity, there has been a mass genocide from Rwanda that had spilled into the DRC in about 1996. Although the fighting has died down, there is still the aftermath that will be affecting people for generations, knowing that they were part of the largest mass murder in world history. Someone who lives in England where a murder makes front-page news, would be completely appalled to live through their village being ransacked, over half killed. Saying that an event like that would not change your overall experience, as a human would be almost impossible. Tragedies, cultural celebrations, religious battles and diverse populations is what makes it impossible for everyone to leave this life with a uniform experience under their belt. Honestly, the diversity and tolerance that we see around the world is what keeps //us// interesting. It is what makes us truly human.