Princesses in the world

Yesterday, I came over a picture that Nettus took on our street a few months ago. It was a bit blurry, but when that smile and those gorgeous eyes and chubby cheeks, I just fell in love with the little girl who so generously flashed them. Despite the fact that the photographer was an unknown nasara who had just been invited in by her older siblings.

She made me think of all those little girls all over the world who want to be princesses from time to time. (True, Ishtar was never such a girl; she settled for the Queen title right from the start but that is an other issue...) The point is, we look at our own society, and we think "aha, this trait or this behaviour is specific for us!" But if we look around, we will find elements of what we believe to be true to own society is all sorts of form and variation all over the world. So why do we keep telling ourselves that we are so different? We do we look for differences?

I am all for the differences of individuals, because I don't believe that any man or woman is the other alike. I also think that it is exactly those differences that makes the world such a rich place.

But when it comes to society however, I see no reason to divide and set up fences and walls. Does it matter that I am a nasara? Does it matter that my father is of one nationality and my mother of another, making me neither, or both? Does it matter if I celebrate Christmas or not? Does it matter if I eat smoke salmon but not sushi or roasted crickets?

No, I didn't think so. Most of you judge me by what I do with my life - not by my genetical heritage or social affiliation.

If only we could judge people by their heart's desires and not by the colour of their skin or the society they belong to. What an intriguing place the world would then be!

Ishtar