Value Of One's Racial And Cultural Heritage

People often times come into the world and grow up without really knowing who they are. Individuals are being raised in an environment where they do not know their own cultural background. Although recently there seems to have been an increase in the number of people who are aware of their heritage. Even with that increase the number is still small, while vast majority know very little about their culture. It is important knowing the value of one's racial/cultural heritage. Knowing about the traits and tradition of one's own race could provide insight on how important one’s cultural heritage is.

The problem with this, however, could result into a grudge match. The vast majority of races have had problems with other races which ended in

death, enslavement or the destruction of their home. Many of the cultural backgrounds from most races often have negative conflict, something that neither races of proud of. A popular example of this would be how African Americans may resent Caucasians because of what they put them through. People of African descent who want to embrace their culture and love their ancestors may instead, resent the people whose ancestors put them through so much. Cultural heritage should not matter since we as people are all the same, we are human beings.
We as people will live the same life, destined to be born and to die, so why care about one's heritage? The answer is no matter where one is born an individual will always have their culture, instead of focusing on the negative aspects, what about the positive of cultural heritage? It’s a gift given to the individuals of that race. The main importance in knowing one’s heritage is that one will learn what makes their race not only special, but different from everyone else’s whether iit is a notable feature or trait. It’s something that defines individuals part of a community, and makes one aware of where they came from, or how they came to be.The value is in knowing how much one race changed part of the world or brought something new to the table. It can vary from style, dances, spices, food, etc. Each race has brought something that was not there before and now it is implemented in our lives. Each race’s cultural heritage is different from others, but that is what makes it important; it is unique to oneself community and no one else’s.