Real Diversity
Our culture has got this one all wrong.
Real diversity is not at the level of the shared language, the shared experience, the shared skin color, the shared gender, the shared sexual orientation, the shared world view, or anything else that is shared. Anything we share or have in common is, by definition, CONFORMITY.
True diversity is at the level of the individual.
This is where we are truly unique and most remarkable.
Diversity is critical in our world because no one can take the place of anyone else.
Now you might be thinking that you, as a person, aren’t of much value.
You might be thinking that you wish you were someone else.
It may be fair to be dissatisfied, depending on your circumstances and so to wish to be somewhere else right now.
But even if you could transplant yourself into a different life, it would not turn out as you think because all that would have changed in the metamorphosis is everything that is not You. And the you that you are would, over a bit of time, break out of your illusory shell and return you to a similar unhappiness to what you may be experiencing now.[1]
Circumstances are fluid and can change for the better or worse, but, deep down, you will remain just as you are — unless…
Unless you do the work of moving yourself from where and who you are right now to a better place and better self. But this will be through intentional acts, not dreams, and always seems to require more time than we usually expect.
But this isn’t really a problem. So what if it takes more time than we wish?
When someone commits to doing the hard work of improving their life, they should only lose the character defects they weren’t happy with in the first place.
It’s really not a bad deal.
[1] Consider the lives of lottery winners. Why do so many of them turn out to be unhappy people?
Awhile back I saw this post: “How cool is it that the same God who created mountains and oceans and galaxies looked at you and thought
the world needed one of you too.” We are each precious in our Creator’s sight.
As to the lottery winners, just proof that money can buy a lot of stuff; but it can’t buy happiness, contentment, or joy.