Breaking through cultural barrierDifferent people have different perspectives about how to judge the nature of human culture and it is inevitable that there are imprudent misunderstandings and misconceptions when cultures are confronted. There are countless cultures around the world, some have been more dominating than the others and some have been excluded from our society, unknown but still maintaining their uprooted tradition. What should we do when we are confronted with other cultures? What should we de when we are confronted with cultures that we have never heard of existence?
There are situations where people tend to show the positive side of their culture and conceal the side that they don’t want others to see. This makes perfect sense because people have always wanted to show the best of what they have. This is a human nature that cannot easily be altered. People only tend to embrace the outstanding fruits of human culture but we have to recognize that what we are seeing isn’t everything about it. There might be cultures that seem to show some negative sides and in the other hand there are cultures that brag about how wonderful and enticing their culture is but as a matter of a fact the one that is being honest may be the one that people are looking for. Instead of judging according to their appearance, we should try to understand and experience what other cultures value.
There are also situations where people discard the excellence of other cultures. They either feel jealous or they might be feeling the danger of the uprising power. I think it is morally wrong to deny cultures because they are simply better than us or to compete with each other over whose culture is superior. I mean, it is natural that there are conflicts when two cultures meet because it is evident throughout the course of our history that the acceptance of other cultures hasn’t been smoothed. When people are confronted with cultures that are exemplary, people should learn how to acknowledge the righteousness and strive to enhance their own.
There are situations where people tend to show the positive side of their culture and conceal the side that they don’t want others to see. This makes perfect sense because people have always wanted to show the best of what they have. This is a human nature that cannot easily be altered. People only tend to embrace the outstanding fruits of human culture but we have to recognize that what we are seeing isn’t everything about it. There might be cultures that seem to show some negative sides and in the other hand there are cultures that brag about how wonderful and enticing their culture is but as a matter of a fact the one that is being honest may be the one that people are looking for. Instead of judging according to their appearance, we should try to understand and experience what other cultures value.
There are also situations where people discard the excellence of other cultures. They either feel jealous or they might be feeling the danger of the uprising power. I think it is morally wrong to deny cultures because they are simply better than us or to compete with each other over whose culture is superior. I mean, it is natural that there are conflicts when two cultures meet because it is evident throughout the course of our history that the acceptance of other cultures hasn’t been smoothed. When people are confronted with cultures that are exemplary, people should learn how to acknowledge the righteousness and strive to enhance their own.
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