Global Oneness Project Film

The film I chose to watch was Oneness and Diversity by Rabia Elizabeth Roberts. In this film she explains the idea of oneness and that it does not lessen diversity, but rather expands one's viewpoint. I chose this film because the title got my interest and being in Hawaii, it’s a place that is a very diverse and as leaders we need to be open and keep an open mind about things. What I saw as I watched the film was how each person viewpoint of issues is very different and it has to do with the diversity of people’s culture and backgrounds. If you show up and really listen to other peoples view points than what you discover from other people is a shared humanity. She talks about being afraid of people and things because of the difference of view point than we tend to put up a wall or fence to keep us in the safe zone. We all have that wall that we put up to keep us in that safe zone but as a leader we should know and learn how to break down that wall when needed in certain situations. This film has impacted me because of the diversity and being open with others is not something that we think about on a daily basis and this film opened my eyes to the fact that we as leaders need to be open minded about other people culture, view point and their backgrounds. A leader should always be expanding their viewpoints of issues, ideas and how to resolve a conflict to reach a resolution. A leader should listen to other people ideas and learn new ways to grow in their leadership position and as a person. As the chair of the Ho'olaulima mediation Center at UH-Hilo, I have learned to resolve conflicts and to be open minded of other people culture and backgrounds. If we are not open to other people viewpoint of issues then it may cause a conflict which is the number one thing among people.