Who are you?
No, not your name, or where you’re from, but who are you?
As a person.
This is a question that we may ask ourselves quite often, one that we should
be asking ourselves, in our ever developing world. It is a question where
the answer almost always changes, with new experiences that open our
eyes, to sides of us that we have never seen before. Bad or good, it is not
that important, as it is a part of who we are, you.. me.. that guy who sleeps
on the corner of the street, or that girl who swings her head to the beat of
her music, as she walks past him.
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- Dionne Louie
August 2013
What is important, is that we are accepting these parts of ourselves, whether
or not we may be proud of them, because if not, how can we expect to
accept others? Sure, it may, seem easier to accept it in others, since we
can see it more clearly in them, than it is to see it in ourselves, but then we
are not truly capable of fully appreciating the good parts of us as well. Of
course, this goes two ways, because if we focus too much on the ugly part
of us, we can also lose sight of the beautiful too.
Identity is a fickle thing; one that is comprised of many elements, which
are umbrella-ed under one word. It is something that can change from day
to day, something that can’t always be put into words, yet at the same time
can be shut into boxes that we ourselves use, ones that we limit ourselves
with... ones that we limit each other with. These “boxes” are what we like
to call stereotypes, which are often misguided, and can be quite hurtful for
the one on the receiving end of it. Of course, there are some that are true,
and we may laugh at them if they warrant it, and some are quite funny even
if they are misled.
There are as many truths as there are people to tell them; each to their own
opinion and perspective.
If you just took the time to explore the truths, the perspectives of others, I
wonder.
Introducing the NYP, video still of Dionne Louie and Carmen Lockhart, 2013.
What would you see?
- Carmen Lockhart
August 2013
Background image:
Pastel on paper, Untitiled, by Mari Luscombe, 2013.
mixed tribez
mixed tribez
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