“Unity & Identity” this theme was given for discussion in the student seminar held at Sokendai. There were students and professors from different countries and field of study, giving an ambience to an emerging thought over the theme. Prominent amongst the opinions was, “unity gives an identity”. Here I present few of my thoughts which came to mind during the seminar.
During the seminar I also observed that students were sitting according to their native belongingness (student from same country sitting together). Was that unity? Or were they in search of identity of being and belonging to a similar nation state? I agree that this is an accepted trend where in people of same belongingness get closer almost certainly to search an identity in that unity! This observation can be compared to one of the trend, “like attracts like” observed in neuroscience where in like neurons having similar computation are more likely to form synaptic connection with each other(Mitchison, 1992 & Dombeck et.al., 2009).
Unity of Identical! Accepted, (like peas in the same pod after all!) This unity based on identical might be constructive provided the individuals remain unbiased towards themselves and their unit as in the case of neurons (but Impossible in human context!) coz once you become biased you are no more a science.
Then how does diversity unite?
Well I don’t know how does they unite but I can guess one sole character in which they should.
“THEY SHOULD UNITE TO BESTOW AN IDENTITY RATHER TO SEEK ONE”
