Hi, my name is Angad Singh. I am thirteen years old and I live in Alpharetta GA. This summer I worked on a short film called ‘One Light’ that celebrates the oneness of all people. I want to share with you the idea behind it and how we all can take a baby step to making this world a better place.
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I just came back from a 3 week Duke University TIP program after completing a course on International Relations. We learnt that a major source of conflict in this world is dwelling on differences, whether they are in religions, cultures or races. The next is; fear of the unknown. Often that fear stems from ignorance. So I thought; what if we started with acknowledging similarities between people and slowly learn about uniqueness each one has to offer. Then there will be no ignorance about each other and hence no fear and no conflict.
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USA is such a melting pot of different cultures, ethnicities and thoughts but we often don’t take time to learn about each other. So, with this project my goal is to bridge the gap of differences and fear of unknown between people, and celebrate the similarities that we as the human race share.
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With that in mind, I made this short film through which I can share my idea, process and experience with the world community in the hope to inspire many others.I think a good way to start would be to get to know our own neighbors.
My neighbors were asked the following questions for the footage shooting:
1. Tell me about your background
2. Tell me what the source of conflicts in the world are and how can we as individuals bridge the gaps in human race
3. Ask me what you want to know about me, my culture, my religion or anything else
4. What parallels do you draw with my background and yours
5. What did you learn in this session and
6. What is your message to the world ?
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I was thrilled to see what my neighbors had to say. I am hopeful and inspired, connected and charged.
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Difference can be made in this world with baby steps and this is my baby step in the direction to resolving world conflicts.
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I invite you to read about my work, see the film and share your baby step with everyone.
********************To a friendlier world!!! ******************************
Angad Singh
********************To a friendlier world!!! ******************************
Angad Singh
