Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Blog Action Day: We Are All the Same

    I am participating in Blog Action Day. Blog Action Day is a free annual event, which has been celebrated since 2007. Its aim is to unite bloggers from all over the world, by posting about the same issue, on the same day, in order to raise awareness and trigger a positive global discussion around an important issue that impacts us all.  Around 1,717 blogs from 124 countries, across 26 languages have registered to take part in Blog Action Day 2013.  This year, the focus is on Human Rights.





      We take a lot of the basic human rights for granted expecting to receive our due because that is how things should be done.  Common sense and basic decency accounts for most of them.  We may look different, some taller and some shorter.  Some people are skinny, while some are quite a bit bigger.  Some may have more money than others, while some people speak different languages, celebrate different customs, or even have a different color of skin.  Despite all the differences, we are all essentially the same in all the ways that truly matter.  We all are born and eventually we all die.  We all put our pants on the same way.  We all require love and understanding.  We all require and need food and shelter.  We all deserve an equal chance to follow our dreams and succeed in life.  It doesn’t matter what color we are whether white, black, brown, purple, or polka dot.  Our hearts beat as one.  When cut, we bleed.  We have the right to be treated fairly and choose who we wish to love without restrictions.



       Bottom line, we shouldn’t be discriminated against for being exactly who we are.  Strip away our outer layers and you will discover that everyone is the same.   No matter who we are, how we are raised, who we love, the color of our skin or our nationality, everyone should be given an equal chance to live a happy, productive life.  God made us all different, unique and special but at the same time essentially the same.  We laugh and we cry.  We rejoice and we mourn.  It is because of this that we can relate to each other and empathize with each other’s plights.  We celebrate the victories and console during the dark shadow of defeat and despair.  It is for this reason that basic human rights are essential and we are entitled to them.  Everyone deserves a chance and no one can take our essential human rights away from us.






24 comments:

  1. Nicely done. Now, let's get everyone in the world on board! People are all different but equal seems such a simple idea and yet look around you, they are not. One day, I hope.

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    1. Jo, oh if only we could!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  2. beautiful indeed, kathy!
    yes, we are one!
    inspiring indeed :)

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    1. Ruchira, I am so pleased you liked my post for Blog Action Day! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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  3. So very true... when we cut, we bleed... we laugh. we cry... we are just the same! It is time we stop discrimination and accept everyone.

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    1. Shilpa, I agree. We are all people!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  4. And then there's the concept of reverse discrimination, which really irritates the heck out of me sometimes. Great post, Kathy. Thanks for giving me something to write about today - I may just join you on this Blog Action Day. Could make for an interesting post on my Writing Tips blog today...best get to writing and posting, I suppose.

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    1. M.J. Joachim, I am so pleased you liked it and it inspired you! Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments! ♥

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  5. Well said Kathy.. At the core of existence, we are all the same. Nischala

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    1. Nischala, I am so pleased you enjoyed my post and agree! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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    1. JoJo, thank you for taking the time to stop by and for your sweet comments! ♥

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  7. You're right, strip away our layers and we are all the same. It's sad that many people do not get this simple thing. :(

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    1. shilpasharmaonline, it is sad but understandable as people learn these attitudes from their parents and grandparents. They carry on the tradition unfortunately. If you really think about it...there isn't a whole lot of difference between any of us. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  8. Agree completely, we are all the same. no discrimination. However, sadly discrimination happens at several levels.

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    1. sugandha, it does and it is sad that we all can't rise above it. What a happier world it would be! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  9. OMG!!!
    What an idea!!!
    I am so sad to note that I am too late here.
    I am here via M J's post about this.
    Keep going.
    Keep inform.
    Best
    Philip

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    1. Phillip, perhaps you can jump on the bandwagon next year? I think it is a yearly event where a different topic is chosen. I am so pleased you enjoyed my post and stopped by. Thank you for your kind comments! ♥

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  10. Can't agree more!
    Deep down we all happen to know this somehow but we just tend to disagree. I guess that is how we human beings are. Equality scares the living daylight out of us.
    Very nicely & effectively put Kathy!

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    1. Nikhil, I agree. I think people are afraid to get along and appear to get along. I think you have hit on something there! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments. I am so pleased you enjoyed my post! ♥

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  11. So well written, Kathy. We are global people and the world is one yet we look at the foreigner with suspicion. We forget that we belong to one race, humanity. It hurts when I see how we discriminate against people just because they do not hail from our land, religion or caste. Human prejudice and racism is a cancer afflicting society.
    www.vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com

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    1. Ranveer vishal, you speak so much truth!! It is sad when we are all really one. It is a cancer and hopefully someday love and understanding will overcome it. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments! ♥

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  12. The day this happens most of the cosmetic company will get shut down. And I believe us women are more to be blamed for this. We tend to observe physical attributes more than men as such. And unfortunately we feel the most heat of being judged as well. Perhaps we are a long way from actually achieving this equality but yes having spread such thoughts around, Kathy we can all do our bit :) a wonderful selection for the theme :)

    Richa

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    1. Richa, what a great day that will be when everyone can accept each other. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!

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