Social Dimesions

1. “Through my eyes: Are we all really

equal?”

When I was first asked to answer this

question without even a second

thought I was adamant on my answer,

“No, we are not all really equal”.

As I further researched the topic and

looked at it more into detail,

removing emotion out of the

equation- my views slowly changed.

The one thing I began to understand

as I got more into depth-equality

does not mean similarity.

In the society we live in unfair

discrimination, racism, capitalism,

sexism, religious- beliefs and

prejudice believes are of the norm.

We have all fallen victim to these

social injustices at one time or the

other. We often feed into these

stereotypes. In our eyes this makes

us different. I agree. We are not all

born with the same opportunities; we

are not born into the same races;

cultures or even with the same

sexuality.

Even though we are all not the same,

we are all equal. We are all born, we

all live and we all die. It’s a given.

Our Constitution is there to protect

us. Chapter two of our Constitution

contains the Bill of Rights. Every

citizen is born with the same basic

rights. The Bill of rights protects the

civil, political and socio-economic

rights of every South African. Each

and every citizen is entitled to being

treated fairly, respectfully and with

dignity.

We however need to also remember

even though we are all born with

rights. Every right comes with a

responsibility.

It is our responsibility to exercise our

rights and respect the rights of

others. We need to accept that even

though we may not be the same, we

are all really equal.

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2. UBuntu

Referred to as the “Spirit of Africa”, a

word that can have so much meaning

and seen as a blue print for human

prosperity- UBuntu.

One definition of the word which

stands out for me “human kindness”

uBuntu stands for humanity. UBuntu

is a way of life.

Mostly characterized by its main

themes:

• Acceptance of our differences...