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Reflective Essay: Indian Influence

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Indian Influence By virtue of being from a country of several languages, dialects and religious beliefs, I have experienced and viewed agreements, disagreements, harmonious living, giving in and collaborative existence. People from India are normally very tolerant. This exposure to vast variances helped me become more tolerant, and seamlessly move on the Erik Erikson’s next stage. My own group of friends is diverse from my undergrad school – we were group of three close friends – each practicing different religions – one is a Muslim, one practices Christianity and I am a Hindu. We enjoy each other’s company, festivals and respect each other. Even today, we are in touch – thanks to technology! In my search for that “comfortable” group (also read as “job”), I realized I would have been happier studying Psychology. My Visual Arts class was very competitive and sometime I found that the competition was not healthy. Back biting, de-motivating classmates were the order of the day. On retrospect I find I have been stressed - the negative pressure to ensure that my ideas were not copied, always watching my back, tired me. I am not sure it was the class make up or the course itself. But I know one thing for sure - the Psychology class (same year as mine) was competitive but it was healthy competition. I saw the students collaborate and help each other rather than stand up against each other. And I inherently find Psychology very interesting and fulfilling. Taking Visual Arts was a turning point - since it kind of determined the career I would be taking up. Fortunately for me, I am now doing Art Therapy - which would allow me to merge Art …show more content…

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