I have multiple identities. In sixty seconds I describe
myself as, white, country girl, tall, Christian, athletic, straight, middle
class, college student, smart, kind. I was raised in a very rural setting
filled with Christian beliefs. When it comes to the outside world and cities I
am very naïve. I did not see a black person until I was ten years old and went
to Spokane. Also because of media, in my mind I had made them out to be all criminals
and out to hurt me. Now I know better but that was who I was. I was born
several years before the 9/11 terrorist attacks and had a lot of my child hood
with uncles in war. I think it is important to know who I am and where I am
from and it is important to know things about others as well because as
individuals it will make us more understanding.
I loved in one of
the Ted Talks where he talked about how the world we live in is just one
reality of a particular sense. It’s crazy how different peoples beliefs can
vary much. Everyone has different views and it can be eye opening to learn and
try to understand the way that other people do. I also think it is very
important to not forget the old cultures and the traditions because they are
our history. It is interesting that we all do similar things but we do them so
differently. Like singing and dancing.
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