Clique (Mar. 18)

Hollywood has done a fantastic job when it comes to the reality of cliques in High School. In some weird and twisted way we can see that while stereotypes are done to the extreme in films, they are not that far off from reality and the way that humans seem to be drawn to like minded people at the cost of others. In some ways we are programmed to like certain people better than others. We can relate to certain people better than others and we are far more entertained in conversation with certain people that with others simply from a standpoint of interest. So, is there really a problem with cliques? Well, there really is if you begin to theink about the incredible diversity of this world and how forming cliques that are exclusive, by choice or by nature, limits the amount that one can learn about the world and the uniqueness of it. It is not that you have to like every person in this world, it is simply that you should strive to appreciate every person on this planet. It is okay to disagree and tell someone they are wrong. It is not okay to then neglect that person.