Sometimes I wonder what it's like to be on the other side of the road. What if I were born in another country, or society, with another religion, other language, history and traditions?
Is is true that I've been overexposed to a huge group of people with similar interests and values but from different countries, cultures, language, religion? And I haven't had the time to realize that the rest of the world is different in a way? The most imortant - that if I want to follow the latter values, I have to know better the rest of the world.
I keep on discovering new things different to these I'm used to and they challenge me a lot. Is this the way forward?
The reality is scary. People around the world torture each other to death, kill innocent for economic dominance, fight against each other in public and mostly in secret. Tension is about to be growning in my own country, I can feel it. Not necessarily in the way described above, difference between certain parts of the society is growing. Is this the world we're living in? Is this the country I'm living in?
Ignirance is bliss, some might say. In short term - yes. But in long term? How long will we remain like that? And how long the society I'm living in will become a real, united one? No international organizations can help us if we don't help ourselves. No restrictions or recommendations can make us really make a difference if we don't feel its necessity by ourselves and commit to it. All of us. If not - well, sometimes I think that in not such long future the once great country with rich history and contribution to the world cultural heritage may no longer exist. Or at least we as a nation will no longer exist.
We're going straightly in that direction. But the supernatural power above us which some people call destiny, others - God, and third don't even believe in - sometimes makes big jokes of us and shows us another direction. People can change their destiny and, at the same time, this is a change in their destiny. We'll see.
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Hm...
I really believe that people are really hard to change and a society is formed when you have a bunch of people that reflect upon their actions and attitudes.
Unfortunately, due to some events and processes (let's call them like that) in Bulgarian history, Bulgarians are often acting like a "mindless" mass...lead by someone. Frankly, I do not see a change happening soon, yet I am ready to work for this change...although at the end it might be the next big illusion that we are about to build (like our parents built the "Socialism".
But people need illusions to live...at least I do:)
Hi from Canada! We here have a very culturally diverse society....i think the most multicultural in the world....we've always been taught since childhood to respect the beliefs and customs of all the people that make this land their home....it seems to work for us, we have a relatively peaceful society, but we too have our problems....I feel the openess of Canada has left it vulnerable to extremists who wish to make their political points against the west by bringing terrorism here.....I guess every society will have it's problems....I'm happy you are able to look outside the box you live in and see a very big, and diverse world out there....we can all learn from each other....peace out from Canada!
Sve, you're right that it's hard for people to change. I belive it's all about conscious life. As if many people study, work, have family, have "normal" life and maybe reflect on this, and develop in a way, but how many do it CONSCIOUSLY? As far as I know people from my friend circle, only a few probably give their best to live consciously and develop THEMSELVES consciously.
Hi, Zoltar! Nice to hear someone from the other part of the world :) I share your opinion about Canada - at least in the way I see it from a distant European country. As most of the people in Canada have other countries' origin - it's normal that things like cultural sensitivity are rooted in your culture. You're right that this makes the country vulnerable, and yet who can claim his or her own country isn;t vulnerable? I think this "clash" between cultures has been inevitable, who knows how long it can take. But in my opinion it's just a part of the humankind history we make. My only hope is that in the end these extreme clashes don't destroy us totally.
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