Thandie Newton: Embracing otherness, embracing myself

Thandie Newton: Embracing Otherness, Embracing Myself from ted.com

What does it mean to embrace myself? I have acknowledged that I am Korean and I am different from everybody else. I can't fix that. What about being a Mormon? I think knowing that I am different than anybody else helps me realize who I am. However, at the same time, acknowledging that I am different makes me feel lonely. I feels like no one can really understand me. I guess we really can't understand each other because in the end, we are different. Perhaps, that's why we get offended or say bad things about each other.

Anyways, going back to embracing myself, I am defined "otherness" as Newton said. I can't form who I am without viewing what's around me. I identify myself because I compare and contrast myself with others. Who am I without others? Nothing (holistic monism, again).