 |
| How are your circles drawn? |
Anyone who’s been paying attention has probably noticed the many ways in which diversity can strengthen communities.
Whether we are talking about a biome that resists decimation by disease more readily, a balanced stock portfolio, or a country strengthened by immigrant inflow (yes, America, I’m talking to YOU!), acceptance, inclusion, and cultural exchange makes us stronger, better, and wiser.
Cultural exchange is one area where creative people in the arts play a cutting-edge role. In our interactions, and in the cultural cross-pollination of our art-forms interacting with those of others, we form some of the first bridges to understanding between people. It’s just one of the important things artists do, but it is a very important part of why the world needs art.
IMAGE: I found this image on Facebook, but missed getting the source (Sorry! lapse in judgement; after much searching, I haven’t found it again, so that’s my bad). According to TinEye, the earliest posting of it seems to have been on Friendship Circle, a special needs resources website’s Parenting blog. Wherever it originated, I think it paints the picture well.
