Diversity

"Though Muslim scholars are unanimous on the structure and the categorization of the basic principles....they differ widely in their interpretation of the texts and in secondary principles. ...Diversity also flourishes in the process of interpretation itself." Is a quote taken from the reading Islam, Islamism, Secularization. 



To me this represents also religion in a nutshell and some of the problems with the way human nature works. Our minds tend to put things into categories, different categories and we label each accordingly. But in our daily lives, our minds tend to convince us that it's better to be surrounded by like minded people, whether that be the same social class, political party, or even ethnic group. The main thing we convince ourselves to be surrounded by is like minded people in our religious faith. Sometimes we find it so easy to disregard other groups and the surrounding world when we are consumed with everything we believe in; when we are stuck seeing only what we want and not what's actually there.


I like this exert because it lets me be reminded that being different, having diversity, is a good thing; it helps us to grow. It allows us to see the world from someone else's eyes and better understand where they are coming from and why.