Essay Database

Human evolution took place in a most scattered manner, in time and place. Our world is replete with varied societies, each with its own guidelines, philosophies, conventions, customs, traditions, and institutions. Each group, each society, each culture proclaims its individuality, its differences, its distinctiveness, and concocts devices, legal or otherwise, to ensure they will last forever. Therein lie the seeds of intolerance. Mankind must come to realise that each individual is not a limited member …

…the ‘right’ one. We feel that the others are following a wrong path. We then tend to separate ourselves from them. We are still living in a world where the earth is flat, figuratively speaking. We lack the courage and the willingness to realign our ancient customs, traditions and religious teaching with the world today, where there is increased globalisation. And because of our traditional values, we are unconsciously prejudiced against other groups and societies.