Importance of Being A Global Citizen

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Global citizens are global-minded people who want to live a meaningful life. They are internationally oriented people who derive satisfaction from life by discovering the world. To attain a global citizenship, we have to think globally instead of locally, and are committed to improve lives of all people on Earth instead of just our little neighborhood.

Everyone has a part to play in the world, which is why all people should be a global citizen. That is when people will find life more fulfilling. On the other hand, it is important for everyone to attain a global citizenship. There are still people from the developing countries are suffering from poverty despite rapid globalizations. There are also countries which are facing the problems of racism and discrimination. These problems will eventually lead to global instability.

Looking into the problems as stated above, such as poverty. It is natural for one, who is concern about the world, to come up with a solution to remove people from their plight. This is when one can exercise global citizenship by bringing up this problem to the world for people to spare some thoughts about it. Then, it will be even better if someone could offer help to these people suffering from poverty. It could just be donating money, food, and clothes to these people. It could even be setting up a group to go down to the place to help them out physically. It is of little use if one identifies the problem and not finding a solution to it, that is why to attain a global citizenship, we have to continue what we are doing till the end.

Another problem is discrimination that is increasingly recognized by people in the world. Discrimination is the practice of treating a different group in the society in an unfair way. It can be of different races, sex and class status. It would be catastrophic if nothing was done to eradicate discrimination. Form past experiences, discrimination lead to endless bloodshed. Such example is the class discrimination in India, of the Dalits. Being a global citizen, we are concern about these problems as it may affect countries globally, especially economically. We are always emphasizing on the importance of eradicating these discriminations, and have come up with plans to improve the situation.

We should educate people on the consequences of these discriminations and poverty. This is to teach them and their future generations that these are the problems face by humans. They ought to help people from around the world who are in need, regardless of race language or religion. The reason: we are of the same kind: we are all humans. There should be no difference between us. We should be concern about problems faced globally.

In conclusion, if one is considered a global citizen, it means that he/she is matured enough to think and make correct and important decisions that are beneficial to the world. This is because global citizenship is found in no single country nor enforced by any law; it is instead embodied in international traditions, practices, and laws.