Culture course is almost over and all the activities throughout this course have been a great experience for me. You truly learn a lot about cultures and it helps you be open-minded. We all know that different cultures have different ways of viewing other cultures. Sometimes we have bad stereotypes about others because of their traditions and customs, and that does not help us to understand and respect each other. We have to study about cultures around the world, and bad stereotypes will not affect in a wrong way our points of view about other traditions.
As Daisaku Ikeda said “People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.” (http://thinkexist.com/quotations/culture/) We have to follow Ikeda´s advice because we will find truly joy helping others and respecting people for what they are.
Having some many differences regarding traditions, ritual, manners, etiquette, and customs is what make our own culture special. Without differences, there would not be anything to learn from others. Cultures are richness for all of us. They feed our spirit and make us stronger.
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