identity and belonging
Without connection with the others there is no me
As human beings, interacting with other people is inevitable. Our experiences tell us not all relationship turn out great, so why do people still seek out companionship with other people? This is because we need others to define who we are, it is also the social nature of human beings. Our sense of self is found through where we belong and don’t belong in the immediate world and wider society.
Family has a huge impact on one’s life. To a great extent, we inherited the way we behave, the way we think and the way we talk from our parents. They brought me to this world and rise me up to what I am today. My mum was a music teacher, so even before I came to this world, I already listen ed tons of music in my mom’s tummy. And I believe that how my mom gets me into the music, so I played piano like crazy when I was a child. When we visiting relatives, mom always let me perform in front of people, and as every time I heard “what a music talented kid”, I feel so proud and appreciate my mother’s effort she putted in to teach me. Because my mom, I labelled and recognised as the “piano kid” in my family. Just like Sadral, a “black” looking girl who rised up by white parents, inhibit all the “white features” and acting nothing like a “Black” person, although people easily assume that she is black by her appearance. So families who we come across initially in life have a huge impact on us and shaped our identity and make who we are and what we become. Without them, there is no me.
On the other hand, the belonging to a wider society determines our identity. Sometimes, it plays a more significant role on determining who we are than what our family gives us. My cousin as an Australian born Chinese, in the white society, she is considered to be an Asian, but amongst families, she is considered to be a white person. She used to have this confusion and questioned herself of who she really is. Being lived and educated in Australia,
As human beings, interacting with other people is inevitable. Our experiences tell us not all relationship turn out great, so why do people still seek out companionship with other people? This is because we need others to define who we are, it is also the social nature of human beings. Our sense of self is found through where we belong and don’t belong in the immediate world and wider society.
Family has a huge impact on one’s life. To a great extent, we inherited the way we behave, the way we think and the way we talk from our parents. They brought me to this world and rise me up to what I am today. My mum was a music teacher, so even before I came to this world, I already listen ed tons of music in my mom’s tummy. And I believe that how my mom gets me into the music, so I played piano like crazy when I was a child. When we visiting relatives, mom always let me perform in front of people, and as every time I heard “what a music talented kid”, I feel so proud and appreciate my mother’s effort she putted in to teach me. Because my mom, I labelled and recognised as the “piano kid” in my family. Just like Sadral, a “black” looking girl who rised up by white parents, inhibit all the “white features” and acting nothing like a “Black” person, although people easily assume that she is black by her appearance. So families who we come across initially in life have a huge impact on us and shaped our identity and make who we are and what we become. Without them, there is no me.
On the other hand, the belonging to a wider society determines our identity. Sometimes, it plays a more significant role on determining who we are than what our family gives us. My cousin as an Australian born Chinese, in the white society, she is considered to be an Asian, but amongst families, she is considered to be a white person. She used to have this confusion and questioned herself of who she really is. Being lived and educated in Australia,