Selasa, 01 November 2011
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Elia Cokorudy
If people ask me about my identity, I will surely answer them by introducing myself. However my opinion about identity is gradually changed since I learn about it better in humanistic subject. Identity is more about ourselves, which make people around us, could identify us. It is more into the core of us. For example, when people asked my friends, “Which one is Elia?” among my friends in my college, probably they would answer: “The Chinese student with long straight hair.” Does it mean that it is my identity? I am also confused. I feel that I am lost in my own identity.
In my opinion, identity is more like a puzzle of us. If we really want to know our identity, then we need to put all different pieces of the puzzle altogether, so it will be the most beautiful picture that really describes us. Being a Chinese-Indonesian is a part of my identity. Being a Christian is also another piece of my identity puzzle, not only that but also our characteristics and other physical appearance could be the pieces of our identity too. If so, it means that we have to face millions of different identities in this world. How would we handle it?
Being tolerant, understanding, and open-minded will always help us in facing different identities around us. There was a saying, “What makes you different, makes you beautiful.” It is just like in my previous writing, so why do not we apply those attitudes from now on? It will make the world even larger than before.
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Sometimes in life, there is a friend who doesn't like us because he or she always thinks that we are different (physical appearance, religion, or ethnic). How could you handle that? what will you do to make them realize that difference is beautiful.
thanks for the question Ema.. :)
the answer is be the role model first, you need to show to your friend that you are living in the beauty of the difference around you.. ;)
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