Companies should celebrate the differences we all have rather than mould us into the clones they want us to be.
In a modern society which is so obsessed with our identity, religious stories in the news this week gave us a chance to reflect on how we would like to be remembered.
I don’t know how I would like to be thought of except I’d like to be remembered positively, but then I don’t suppose that anyone would aim to be hated. In reality, though, what is the message we give to others about ourselves? We all leave some sort of animal-like scent, whether it’s something visible, something we’ve said or something we’ve left behind which others can experience. I think it’s important that we give out the right message of ourselves because when the chance has gone it’s too late to change it.
But what makes me angry is when others interfere with the personal message we try to produce. As God’s creation we’re all unique and special individuals but society would have us looking and behaving the same in all situations. Instead of encouraging creation and distinctiveness, we’re all taught to act like sheep and follow everyone else.
The fact that some people decide to symbolise their individualism by wearing a cross around their neck or some other sort of religious symbolism is something which doesn’t harm anyone but preventing stifles the freedom of speech given to others. These things don’t stop people from doing their jobs, don’t limit personal contact and aren’t a safety risk.
So come on employers, show that you are fair to everyone by letting them be individuals rather than robots.
