I decided to post an introduction to what I'm intending to
make this blog about and possible goals that I could probably accomplish in
three posts (at least I'm assuming it's three posts).
My blog is supposed to be primarily focused on beauty and
perception, but before I get into that, I must emphasize one point.
Others don't see the world the same way you do.
Everyone knows that, but not everyone knows that.
We all live in a bubble. We live in a community that has its
own ideals, norms, and ways of life. We are surrounded by people telling us what
is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is bad, and so on. While
there is room for individual thought, what we are surrounded by and what we
grow up with are major influences to how we live and function within our
community, our bubble.
Occasionally we'll hear about things or norms that occur in
other bubbles, but that's only second hand information. We don't think too much
about it. We simply think, "Okay, whatever," and continue on with our
lives in our own little bubble.
Just because we hear about different ways of living, doesn't
mean we know about them, nor does it mean we accept them.
With that said, our intolerance for things different from
ourselves is why universally awful things like bullying, stereotyping, racism,
and war exist. Intolerance is a lot of things, but it's mostly a product of ignorance.
Ignorance is why I
get asked if I, an Asian-American, can see like others with non-Asian eyes in college. (Never ask an Asian if they
can see properly because the answer is yes. That question is extremely
offensive and rude and we should be better people than that.) Ignorance is
America going to help fight for democracy and nationalism in the Spanish Civil
War back in the 1930s even though democracy wasn't the best option for Spain (read more here). Ignorance
is pitying the guy in the wheelchair when in reality he could care less. It is
our perspective from our own little bubble clouding and possibly hating on
ideas different than ours.
I'm not saying we're uneducated little brats. We're not. But
I think all of us should take the time to broaden our view and understanding of
the constantly changing world. It'll make it less awful.
And that is my goal. To bring about a new perspective of
looking at something, specifically beauty, and that will be emphasized in
another post.
