Identity in a globalized world: How to promote a harmonized society

In this globalized era, the world has changed so rapidly and globalization is widely somewhat loosely used term and intended to describe the recent and rapid process of intercontinental economic, social and politic integration. There are many benefits from globalization but others hurt economically, some cultures may be harmed, and local environments may suffer (Well, et al, 2001). In short, this is an identity in a globalized world that offers both positive and negative effects.

From the positive side, identity in a globalized world is a harmonized society because a globalized world allows people to communicate via social media, travelling international investment. Besides it helps companies market their products widely, acquire capital human and material resources more efficiently, share advanced technology, enjoy economic growth and a benefit of globalization. This explains how a globalized era occurs in the world and provides opportunities for any nation which includes commercial cooperations, cultures, and ideologies in society to gather as earthling.

Then, the negative side of globalization causes a disharmonized society. It can involve crimes and discriminations.  In fact, crimes and discriminations still dominate the common problems in environment. Crimes include a brutality of irresponsible communities or persons that can harm society’s security and cause a specific attention. Then behold, an example of discrimination that we have also found from kinds of discriminators that definitely have charracters of racism, fanaticism and egoism. They easily provoke a diversity in society where racism communities will suppose their existence better than others because a racism act can disunite society.

 Fanaticism is a thought that supposes what it has followed is one of the most correct than the others and this can affect the international unity. Egoism then shows its existence in a thought of human, where an egoist just thinks how good he or she is and how he or she is the most correct than another and the effect also causes a disunion of society. Racism, fanaticism and egoism can cause a minority group in society commonly become victims of a cruel behavior. People who are in a minority group will be isolated or  can be punished without explicit reason. Unfortunately, there are still many people who support a brutality over an affliction of other monority people. A simple example is where we sometimes offend, hurt and even injure each other upon faith, ideology, tribe, nation and culture. A conducive situation which is wanted by us all the time is how to live in harmony with the others becomes a dilemma for many people because of this impact.

Afterward, how can we solve the problems as mentioned above? We have already known that the two impacts of that affect the society. Then, we must see further how to create a harmonized society because it is one of our obligation as a social creature. Furthermore, an important manner to live happily is an ability to live in harmony. Because we have the same purpose to achieve a harmony, everyone must appreciate diversity and practice the sense of togetherness itself in daily life. Theorizing would only increase the value of our  arrogance and would not bring a good change of our society. Therefore, we do not need to blame each other when we seem different and have our own view upon something.

Yet, we then should try to let everyone to be different to look at each other. An egoism in our souls must be thrown away because a togetherness asks for us to make a diversity in harmony in order to bring a colorful world. However, a colorful world contains a love for all nation, faith, sect, tribe, country, ideology, and even rule and they must be united in diversity to promote a new harmonized society. This is a Godsend for us. We must keep it because we are created in diversity. God said in the verse of Qur’an in al-Hujarrat verse 13.

 And then, how do we promote a harmonized society ? I convey that there are actually three solutions of love as mentioned about it in promoting a harmonized society from inside. Those ways in solving the problems of society contain :

1.      Behaving with love

Behaving with love includes a humble heart to help each other, especially our parents. That is done sincerely with love and there will be a peace between people who help and who are helped. We appreciate each other whatever is done as long as it is for goodness. Do not blame what other people do but we must have a better attitude to show a good example towards them without arguing because this will create a positive aura in society.

2.      Saying with love

To prevent bad words and untruth, we must speak in a good way and we will not make a riot and a provocation in our society. We respect each other and appreciate what is said. Then we remind, ask and give forgiveness each other politely.

3.      Thinking with love

Think by training our brain based on love. We must deny a negative thought towards other people to create a positive thought in society. A thought can born worse situations and disunion occurs when a bad thinking can easily poison the mind of people.

However, the problem can sometimes become a good friend when we apply the three ways because love is a great power to cover our mind towards disunion and to combine the problems above in love. When we follow a mind of love, we can create a better world and promote a harmonized society where peoples in the world can be united in a same main purpose. How to promote a harmonized society must be based on a care. Appreciating each other is a form of promoting a harmonized situation where we are challenged to create a patient society without blaming that we should not blame. Differences that we see must become parts of a vehicle which has different parts of its body because those things are headed to the same direction. That is how we create a better new identity in a globalized world and promote a harmonized society in globalization era nowadays.