Diversity.
This piece was done in a support of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ issue that was a worldwide protest against RACISM in 2020. I wondered why in this age and time, where there’s technological advancement. Where you can meet random strangers online of different colors, from different regions of the world, and still be their friends. In this age and time where we have a lot of successful interracial marriages. Why is there still racism? The beauty in diversity is underrated. Imagine if the world was created void of a variety of colors and light. One type of plant that produces one type of food and you’re to eat that every day. On the same plate, at the same time, at the same place, and in the same spot. We’ll definitely get tired and bored of this process. But it’s not like that, it has been so perfected that creation has been made in varieties. That’s why we’re able to live and navigate comfortably. The lack of acceptance of diversity is the cause of major world conflicts such as Racism, Religious conflicts, tribalism, and so on. The moment we begin to see, accept and appreciate the beauty in the diversity of anything or anyone. That’s only when there’s going to be a remarkable change and absolute peace in this world.
Buhari Torifat Abidemi
