http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/01/discussion-question-6-for-strength-in-what-remains/ The PTPI Blog aims to provide a place to share our members' stories. They inspire us and they will inspire others. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:07:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/01/discussion-question-6-for-strength-in-what-remains/comment-page-1/#comment-25021 Ruth Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:31:58 +0000 http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=627#comment-25021 It is difficult to watch a group of people be discriminated against. K.Saroja I agree with you in that I don't understand why the human race discriminates. Maybe for social acceptance? Humans are known to be influenced by their peers, in addition humans cannot control what values they were taught growing up. Not that I am making excuses for the human race but it seems to be a vicious cycle. I wish we had the answers to such issues, it would make for a more peaceful world. It is difficult to watch a group of people be discriminated against. K.Saroja I agree with you in that I don’t understand why the human race discriminates. Maybe for social acceptance? Humans are known to be influenced by their peers, in addition humans cannot control what values they were taught growing up. Not that I am making excuses for the human race but it seems to be a vicious cycle. I wish we had the answers to such issues, it would make for a more peaceful world.

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/01/discussion-question-6-for-strength-in-what-remains/comment-page-1/#comment-25017 K.Saroja Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:30:10 +0000 http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=627#comment-25017 Deo was introduced to discrimination early in his age when he was growing up in Burundi. For him both HUTU and TUTSI looked alike and he did not understand why and what is that people around him were making fuss about. He maintained this innocence in to his college days. Though his friends told him he is discriminated because he was a TUTSI, it did not change his feelings or personality, how he felt about people around him. He is lucky in that sense that he remained mentally unpolluted. Never thought of taking revenge or start discriminating. Discrimination and prejudice, I feel are the two sides of the same coin. Unfortunately they exist in every culture, in every society in some form or the other. Sometimes it is overtly seen and lot of times it is subtle depending upon the intelligence or suffostication of the individuals who are showing discrimination; The question is are we humans,inherently born that way or are we taught about it later? There is a lot in the human history, where people were discriminated against something or the other. In Africa indians were called 'coolies' by the ruling administration. In Indian society people are discriminated, non brahmins against brahmins, Hindus against non Hindus, Lower class against higher class. Lower class were deprived of higher education. At one time in the history women were not given allowed higher education etc and etc. My question is why do we discriminate as a human race? I have thought about it all my life but have not found a satisfying answer. I have had the experience of being discriminated in my life. Deo also had similar question in his head I suppose. I totally agree with Verena Denk that fight against discrimination should start with ourselves. The world would be a better place. In conclusion I want to mention the movie ' Color of Friendship'. That movie made a great impact on me. I loved it. I agree that differences are to be appreciated and should be a learning experience to all. It takes all sort of different things to make this world. If every thing was just the same we would not know the difference but it might be quite boring! Deo was introduced to discrimination early in his age when he was growing up in Burundi. For him both HUTU and TUTSI looked alike and he did not understand why and what is that people around him were making fuss about. He maintained this innocence in to his college days. Though his friends told him he is discriminated because he was a TUTSI, it did not change his feelings or personality, how he felt about people around him. He is lucky in that sense that he remained mentally unpolluted. Never thought of taking revenge or start discriminating.
Discrimination and prejudice, I feel are the two sides of the same coin. Unfortunately they exist in every culture, in every society in some form or the other. Sometimes it is overtly seen and lot of times it is subtle depending upon the intelligence or suffostication of the individuals who are showing discrimination; The question is are we humans,inherently born that way or are we taught about it later?
There is a lot in the human history, where people were discriminated against something or the other. In Africa indians were called ‘coolies’ by the ruling administration. In Indian society people are discriminated, non brahmins against brahmins, Hindus against non Hindus, Lower class against higher class. Lower class were deprived of higher education. At one time in the history women were not given allowed higher education etc and etc.
My question is why do we discriminate as a human race? I have thought about it all my life but have not found a satisfying answer. I have had the experience of being discriminated in my life. Deo also had similar question in his
head I suppose.
I totally agree with Verena Denk that fight against discrimination should start with ourselves. The world would be a better place.
In conclusion I want to mention the movie ‘ Color of Friendship’. That movie made a great impact on me. I loved it. I agree that differences are to be appreciated and should be a learning experience to all.
It takes all sort of different things to make this world. If every thing was just the same we would not know the difference but it might be quite boring!

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