Dear Diary,
Why do we like boxing people into boxes of what we think
they should be like, without any consideration to who they already are? We just
look at people and assume they have to be or act a certain way, without even
considering that people were made differently.
Why can't we just try to understand and accept people for who
they are? The fact that you don't understand someone’s way of life doesn't
mean that their way of life is wrong. It’s just like cultures, the fact that
you as an Ibo man doesn't understand why a Yoruba boy has to lie flat on the
floor to greet his elders doesn't mean its wrong. Or the fact that you a Yoruba man
can't understand why an Ibo boy wouldn't lie flat on the floor to greet his
elders doesn't make it wrong either.
We need to cut each other some slack; we cannot all be the
same. Imagine how boring and annoying this world would be if every single
person on earth had the same character traits. Imagine if every single person on earth were loud and boisterous, we would end up getting on each other’s
nerves everyday. Or imagine if everyone were to be on the quiet side, we would all
end up like zombies. Variety is said to be the spice of life, if we were all
alike, this life would be so boring.
Why can't we just accept people for who they are instead of
trying to change them? Life is too short to be anything but happy, so why would
you want to see another person unhappy. Yes, you want to see others unhappy,
when you fit them into a box that they don't fit into. That’s what you are
doing when you want them to pretend to be someone other than himself or herself.
Life wouldn’t be any fun if we were all alike.
Love always,
Iphie,
XoXo