Studying for all the upcoming exams I realise how different each one of us is. Each one of us is struggling with completely different things. We have different skill sets, different perspectives and different backgrounds. We are functions of our past experiences and our DNA, a pretty interesting combination of the two.
We all generalize people from other countries and ethnicities. Germans are considered efficient and particular, the Chinese hard-working and resourceful. I'm sure Indians have their own stereotype. But of course people are far too complex for such generalisations to mean anything. There was a time people of different races barely communicated. Now we call ourselves one world, we consider each person a human being and race is becoming more and more immaterial. Children often find it shocking that Africans were once considered inferior and were slaves to the rich white Americans. The world is an infinitely better and more humane place today that it used to be.
Is it possible that being further removed from animals, and hardly being able to communicate, we just do not see how interesting their personalities really are? Those of us who have pets understand their personalities to some extent. Imagine a world where we are able to communicate more with animals. Where we find that smart or stupid, these animals have emotions and personalities, as interesting as ours. Imagine a day when a child is shocked at the thought that once we killed animals for food, sport and clothing. A day when we are humane not only towards the humans.
We all generalize people from other countries and ethnicities. Germans are considered efficient and particular, the Chinese hard-working and resourceful. I'm sure Indians have their own stereotype. But of course people are far too complex for such generalisations to mean anything. There was a time people of different races barely communicated. Now we call ourselves one world, we consider each person a human being and race is becoming more and more immaterial. Children often find it shocking that Africans were once considered inferior and were slaves to the rich white Americans. The world is an infinitely better and more humane place today that it used to be.
Is it possible that being further removed from animals, and hardly being able to communicate, we just do not see how interesting their personalities really are? Those of us who have pets understand their personalities to some extent. Imagine a world where we are able to communicate more with animals. Where we find that smart or stupid, these animals have emotions and personalities, as interesting as ours. Imagine a day when a child is shocked at the thought that once we killed animals for food, sport and clothing. A day when we are humane not only towards the humans.
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