
Despite thousands of years of interactions between people of different races and religions, despite our clamour and interest in extraterrestrial objects, we sometimes fail to appreciate the importance of the differences amongst people who live on planet earth.
How many of us will judge others by appearances rather than getting to know them? How many will employ or promote others because they are impressive at interviews and not because of the way they look? How many of us will put ourselves in the position of the people at the receiving end of our comments, glare or actions?
The recent riot in the UK has been put down to many young people with the feelings of hopelessness. The ones who believe that they have been wrongly judged and for as long as those criteria that do not give them equal opportunities as the more experienced people are still in place, they stand no chance in our society. The loss of belonging to the wider society means that it is easy to turn against what they perceive to be an ‘unjust society’.
Let us embrace what is different. Let those who believe that they have been unjustly discriminated against in terms of opportunities give up. This is a wakeup call for all of us to give a helping hand those who are disadvantaged, provide opportunities to those who we might otherwise not engage with, provide support for those in need. To always put ourselves in the position of those that are currently disadvantaged.
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