peace_child
I've been living in a whole new culture for two years now, and it's still really very new. Consequently, this is one of the biggest questions in my life right now, and the thing that frustrates me the most, is the fact that I don't think there will ever be an answer.
Now that the world is becoming "globalized," people are getting to experience the thousands of other cultures out there whether by t.v., internet, news, or even first hand. If it's something drastically different from what we're used to, cannablaism for example, the general reaction would at first probably be "ew," or something of that sort. However, I don't think that our thoughts should just stop at that. We should be able to go beyond the exterior shell of a culture and delve deeper into the spiritual meanings and reasonings for why they might act the way they do. Ask yourself a question, why? and then open your heart and mind to a whole new experience instead of closing yourself hiding away in fear and staying in your little safety box.
Of course, saying this stuff isn't nearly as hard as acting it out because even inside our own society, take highschool for example, we have a hard time accepting differences, the "nerds" the "goths." And there's always the problem of understanding completely why things are the way they are even though you can be completely aware of the facts. I guess what I'm trying to say is that we are no where near as perfect as God and because of that we can't love and be a part of all the diverse cultures in the world. All we can do is work towards becoming a more open, accepting people, aware that even though we are all different in eachother's eyes we are equal in God's.
Stepping out of our comfort zones...
