Why Pay Attention To Diversity

The term diversity is relatively new, but is showing up everywhere in our culture. Diversity offers us all a way to talk about and understand what we are and it has a meaning for all of us. Everyone needs to understand what diversity means and embrace the values and ideas that come with it.

We as human beings are diverse. We all have different capabilities, talents and appearances. People speak different languages and have different talents such as some people are good at parenting, some are good at athletics and some are good at school. Everyone is good at something. Some people may be fast or strong, some may have endurance. Some people are big, some are small, some are old and some are young. Some are gay and some are straight. People come in different colors. Each person is unique and different, which makes no two people alike.

Although people are different, they do have one thing in common. We all have heartbeats. Some have different desires and thoughts, which makes us unique. In a diverse culture, we all have the same values of home, love and family. We are all different, but we are all alike. We need to accept and honor diversity because God's world would be nothing without each and every one of us.

If God had wanted the world populated with humans that thought exactly the same, spoke the same or looked the same or lived the same, he would have arranged it that way. Because we are all here with hearts beating, it means that every one of us is important. The fact is that we all need each other because no one person knows everything about the world. We each contribute something.

There is one thing that puzzles people in this world. It is that when faced with someone different from what we think or know, people display a judgmental and negative reaction. No matter what someone's language is, sexual orientation is or color of skin is, people must learn to accept diversity. It is time to except people for who they are because to them we are different as well. Understanding people of diversity is the only option to keep the world alive and thriving. Humanity is not complete unless it includes every single person.