CULTURAL DIVERSITY

CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Living in a community where there are people of various races could be

a rewarding and an exciting experience. Such a community is like a

small world with many types and races of people in it.

Everyone, young or old, enjoys listening to stories about people in

other lands. We read books and newspapers to learn about the habits,

customs and beliefs of people who do not belong to our race, but when

we live in a community composed of many races or ethnicities, we have the

opportunity to meet and talk with people or various races. We can learn about their

customs and beliefs directly from them. In this way, we have

a better understanding of their ways of life.

For example, in Morocco , which is known as a multi-racial country, Arabs, Berbers,

Jews , Moors, Black Africans and many others have lived together for several

centuries. They have learnt a lot about the cultures of one another, more than what

they could have learnt by reading books or newspapers. By living together, they have

also absorbed many of the habits of one another to their common benefit. Thus,

Morocco is a culturally rich country, a melting-pot, a cross-platform of cultures,

customs and beliefs.

Further, living in a multi-racial community teaches us how to respect

the views and beliefs of people of other races. We learn to be tolerant and

to understand and appreciate the peculiarities of those who are not of

our race. In this way, we learn to live in peace and harmony with

foreigners whose ways of life are different from ours. We become less suspicious of

strangers and foreigners.

The relationship that develops among the people from common

understanding in a multi-racial community makes life in such a

community very exciting. Any celebration of any race becomes a

celebration of ail the other races. Thus, there is a lot of fun and

excitement during every celebration. In this way, better understanding is

promoted among the peoples of the world.

It could therefore be said that life in a multi-racial community teaches

us many useful lessons in human relations.