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"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." - Audre Lorde

We live in a world where billions of individuals exist together and have the upside of technology to be associated and connected with anybody by the snap of a catch. The assorted variety of religion, race, sex, culture and so forth are things that will undoubtedly be different from person to person that you meet. What makes each person unique is their differences. They make us stand out from others around us. The history of intolerance is a long and brutal one where people who don't fit a criteria and set of expectations are not accepted in our society. There is also this irony that exists. Now is the time to embrace these differences.

The commonality is not what attracts you towards something. Whenever you want to buy something, you look for the thing that stands out. It differs from it's contenders and hence even makes you a loyal costumer. This is the truth that you do every day. So when it comes to us or people around us, why can't we embrace our differences in the same way?

This trend has been going around for a while whenever companies hire people as interns or daily workers. They pluck the unique out of thousands of the same bunches.

As humans, our nature is of curiosity. In our childhood years, we are so curious about everything around us. We want to do all the things and touch them and know what they do. But as we grow up, we try to conceal this part of ours and often feel ashamed for things that make us different. These might be birth marks, intelligence, physical qualities or other things that are often considered "abnormal". But these things are exactly what make you "YOU".

We should try to consider our as well as others differences, and stop feeling ashamed or making others feel conscious. Our greatest strength as a human race is our ability to acknowledge our differences; our greatest weakness is our failure to accept them. What we need to do is to learn to respect and embrace our differences, until they don't make a difference in how we are treated. Late scientist, Stephen Hawking was once quoted saying, "it is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven't done badly. People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining. "He accepted his difference into his life and so did people. They didn't know him for being a crippled but an amazing scientist.

So try and have an open mind to people that are different than you. And don't only tolerate or accept differences, but embrace them!