Celebrating Change

May 2018

Celebrating Change

Happy International Day of Families💖

Empowering every family to change is a step forward to develop an impartial and peaceful world. May 15th is the day dedicated to this very cause.

In the list of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the 16th goal stands to promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies as stated by the UN. International Day of Families is a day that stands to accomplish the 16th goal by inspiring change in the smallest unit of our society – family.

This day stands for change rather than mere celebration.

To bring awareness to different fields of dispute, the UN selects certain aspects to focus on annually. This year’s topic of observance is ‘Families and Inclusive Societies’.

An inclusive society has been a dream – from the time of the Vedas where social exclusion of castes existed, to the time of the British Raj where Indians were killed for disobeying those ‘above’ them.

Back then, most people of certain communities grew up speaking only to their own kind. The currently globalised world is different, however – having societies where different communities mingle.

Many issues arise due to differences in the society – including seeing a different category through stereotypical views set by us all.

Just as most grew up getting certain views shoved down their throats by society, younger children can be taught to see others as none but their equals.

Children with strong family bonds also tend to be more likely to be empathetic and tolerant, as studies show. Initial exposure to socialisation with diverse communities helps establish an equal society in the near future.

Though our unfair judgments cover a broad area, there are two major groups into which they can loosely fit into.

Most religions and nationalities have different customs that stand against the basic human right. They emphasise on the exclusion of the people belonging to lower castes and lower economic status. The UN works in many regions of the world to work towards inclusion of the less-benefitted.

Gender inequality too makes the idea of an inclusive society a hardship. It is, in fact, experienced by almost all females across every single city, town, and village of the world.

Though I am glad to be born in a family that promotes equality amongst gender, most families are completely different.

We, females, are often degraded as lesser mortals. We are seen as lowly, dumb and weak. We all grew up with a fact stuffed into our minds – that we are forever inferior.

We must work on establishing equality by changing beliefs we pass on blindly. We – young, teenage and older girls – mustn’t be forced to believe that we will always be below our male peers.

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Even males have a fixed image they are forced into. ‘Never cry, never be dumber and never be weaker’ – that’s what they hear. This forces males to hide their emotions. Due to their belief of superiority. also impacts the way females are treated inferior.

We all – regardless of our gender– must work be equal. Every member of a family should strive for equality amongst the mere few members in it – before moving onto changing society.

We call ourselves as those who have humanity, but since our moral values see the more or less in people, is humanity even a positive word anymore?

Though perspectives are hard to change, efforts can mould this misshapen society into an almost perfect one.

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 don't tease them for the wrong colour

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