This is is a 'Ted's Talk video' concerning 'otherness', diversity, racism. My students from 4E and 5E are kindly requested to answer the following questions, which, in my opinion, can help us share ideas profitably as well as usefully compare each other's points of view about a very delicate matter. Therefore, after watching the video, please add your comments by focusing on some of the following guidelines :
- What do you think about 'otherness'? Do you have any prejudices or do you think you are an open- minded person?
- How can, people feeling 'different', manage to 'rebuild' their own identity successfully?
- How can we survive to the possible destruction of our 'self'?
- What is 'diversity' in your opinion and how is it possible to turn it into someone's strength?
- What does the speaker mean by 'living in oneness with each other' and which are the cons about that
- Which role can frienship or love play when fighting against any kind of discrimination
very interesting post.
RispondiEliminablues 21
Pls add the reasons why you consider it so interesting, then!
EliminaThe will of understanding more about difficult topics, the curiosity of discovering new points of views is gone, as well as our capacity of listening to others.
EliminaWe don't live in a "one-person" world with only our own self in it. We must remember that we live in a community, and we must respect the others around us. But such process can only be achieved by starting to respect and embrace our own uniqueness, and losing the 'self' that we built just to homologate within society by putting our selfish/materialistic goals above everything else.
As the speaker said, the 'self' that we perceive right now as who we are, might not be our real self. In fact, the process of growing needs many changes, and we need to accept them in order to improve ourselves.
Embracing otherness is the core of self-improvement. Being aware of the importance of diversity for the growth, not only of a community but of the entire world, is essential if we want to build a future free from hate and fear.
Only by fighting back with friendship, love and understanding we can win over prejudice. They also lead to prejudice, the 'ignorance's strongest weapon'.
It shapes people's minds so that the surface is the only visible thing, and therefore, it is the only truth.
BLUES009
- I don't have prejucice and I consider myself a open minded
RispondiElimina-people can feel different by don't follow the mass and thinking with their head
-we can survive at the possible destruction of our self thinking rationally
-the different is the uniqueness of only man. thanks this everyone is special and this is his power
-the love is the means with whom we can fight the discrimination
BLUES002
1)I think is a good to be different.I think my mind is open .
RispondiElimina2)They can rubuild theyr identity by means of theyr passion .
3)I don't know.
4)I think diversity is not a problem but a special feature .
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6)Is an important role because when you are lost the people around you have to save you.
BLUES004
I think that everyone needs to consider this less literally and more from a spiritual and mythical point of view. It's truly eye-opening to those who suffer from anxiety and uncertainty with their own self.
RispondiEliminaBLUES012
The identity. What is identity? It is a very broad concept to describe in a few words. Starting from the assumption that everyone is unique and essential in his own small way, that leaves something indelible to society in its simplicity, every individual is unrepeatable and for this reason there is no right or wrong person, this means that "otherness" does not exist. The race, the culture, the color of the skin does not make a different person, but simply a person with other facets; since nature has this ability: to do each thing differently from the other. I think diversity is good, because in the world there is a need to be able to confront what is not the same as us and learn.
RispondiEliminaEach of us, during our growth, forms his own identity and it does not depend on the DNA inherited from our parents or our place of origin, but it's created day by day, with simple habits and places that surround us, friendships and choices that we make.
There will always be those people who will make us feel wrong or simply inadequated and when it happens, it is enough to think that nobody is perfect and that we are perfect in our own flaws. The real and only trick is to always get up and remember that we are unique in this world with characteristics different from others.
BLUE013
I think otherness isn't a problem, at least for me, because I consider my self open to everyone.
RispondiEliminaIn my opinion people doesn't have to change, everyone has to be himself, there will be someone who accept you the way you are.
Altough a person change to be accepted, his inner nature won't be altered.
We are equals, diversity consists in different habits and culture, so I suppose it's not a weakness, but a point of strength because by comparing with other cultures it opens further our mind.
Sometimes we need to be alone with ourselves to understand what we want and we want to be.
When an interior monologue is not enough, friendship is the solution to the problem.
VIOLAES014
Otherness has always been a complicated topic. Both interesting and inspiring, it's also been used as the motivation behind discriminating actions.
RispondiEliminaUnfortunately fear and hate are now the most common feelings among people.
But why is that?
If we think diversity is the cause, we're completely wrong.
Certain feelings are born and grow in a person for two particular reasons: ignorance and social exclusion.
They also lead to prejudice, the 'ignorance's strongest weapon'.
It shapes people's minds so that the surface is the only visible thing, and therefore, it is the only truth.
The will of understanding more about difficult topics, the curiosity of discovering new points of views is gone, as well as our capacity of listening to others.
We don't live in a "one-person" world with only our own self in it. We must remember that we live in a community, and we must respect the others around us. But such process can only be achieved by starting to respect and embrace our own uniqueness, and losing the 'self' that we built just to homologate within society by putting our selfish/materialistic goals above everything else.
As the speaker said, the 'self' that we perceive right now as who we are, might not be our real self. In fact, the process of growing needs many changes, and we need to accept them in order to improve ourselves.
Embracing otherness is the core of self-improvement. Being aware of the importance of diversity for the growth, not only of a community but of the entire world, is essential if we want to build a future free from hate and fear.
Only by fighting back with friendship, love and understanding we can win over prejudice.
Knowledge is the strongest, yet most underrated, "good-weapon" ever existed.
If it is spread through the entire population, everyone will know and understand that between our diversity we are all equal.
We would learn to live together in a peaceful way, our diversity would turn into a strength that no longer divides us, but instead, unites us.
Living in 'oneness with each other' can be tough, but if we learn to overcome difficulties through dialogue and kindness we will have learned to appreciate and embrace otherness.
While always remembering that we all belong to one and only race: the human one.
P.S. so yeah, I consider myself to be open-mided��
BLUE019
Thanks for this precious comment which can help us deepen our meditation on this delicate topic thus attaining an higher state of consciousness!
RispondiEliminaShe's one of most beautiful and well-spoken women I ever saw. I'm so glad that thanks to Westworld people are paying her attention to her and getting the recognition she deserves. Whenever I listen to hear I'm not only blown away by her beauty, I'm blown away by her talent when it comes to acting and to her intelligence and eloquence when it comes to speak. She's fascinating.
RispondiEliminaBLUES020
That was a nice speech. However, our authentic self doesn't require flash cards or preparation to speak, it simply is itself and it isn't in conflict with the present moment. As nice as these sentiments sound they are being conveyed by a completely phony self, however artificially beautiful.
RispondiEliminaBLUES003
Very Interesting. A lot of the points she makes refer to the soul. Like how when your an infant and there is no sense of self, because children are born with the soul implanted in their being but as we age the soul dissolves and as she said the self emerges. See the connection? Then also, when we are fully present, in the mindset of the Soul], we loose our sense of self
RispondiEliminaBLUES023
I think she is confusing the concept of the other and the outsider.
RispondiEliminaThe other is not the same, the outsider can become the same. What she is saying is we need oneness or connection to overcome otherness. I'm pretty sure that this more describes the outsider. The outsider can overcome the feeling of separation by joining the same by identifying the self as the same.
Of course underlying everything she said is basically that the other does not exists, it's all a state of mind. I disagree but ok.
BLUES001