Reflection 2

Reading these articles has made me realize that it is important to accept other people regardless of their differences. I believe it is not only important to accept yourself, but to also be able to accept others. This does not mean that you have to agree with everything that everyone does, but you should not have to necessarily disagree with it either. The process of accepting others may involve changing your mindset. It would be of great benefit to alter the way you view the world and the people living in it. Those people who are judgmental, not only have issues accepting people who are different than them, but they also have issues accepting themselves many times. Changing your mindset can encourage you to become a more positive individual. It will make you realize what aspects in life are truly important and help you focus on them.
Another factor that contributes to the manner in which we accept people deals with our observations and judgments. Judgmental people have difficult time trying to accept people for who they are because they are constantly critiquing them. There is a big difference between a judgmental person and an observant person. Unlike judgmental people, observers do not jump to conclusions based only on one instance. Those who observe others, take everything into consideration. They base their decisions on the frequency and endurance of certain actions. There is no need to constantly judge people over their actions because sometimes their actions don’t exactly measure up to who they truly are.
These articles have really encouraged me to change the way I see the world. There is so much more out there that we are refraining ourselves from seeing. The way I choose to see things determines what I like or dislike. If I were to modify the way I think, I would be able to experience and accept new things. For one, I thought I was a multi-culturally aware person, but I realized that there is so much more that I have to learn. The fact that I can communicate and accept those who are multi-culturally different does not mean that I am 100% aware and conscious of them. There are several skills that I have yet to discover, but that I am willing to learn.