Why the world is awful and what we can do to fix it

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.