In the prescribed video "TEDTalks presented by Ngozi - The Danger of a Single Story," the profound speaker discusses how easy it is to fall for the misconceptualisation of certain groups of people, such as Europeans or Africans, for example.

Growing up, my father used to share stories about the occurances of the Apartheid era and how the Apartheid government had dehumanised "black people". His stories shaped our views and understanding of what a "white" person is like. As I grew older, I began to form my own ideas about the "white race" all thanks to the type of schools I had been enrolled in. I had a first-hand encounter with "racism" or, rather, "othering" in high school. The principal of our school, at the time, had negative remarks about my natural hair. If I had not experienced any compassion or love from people of a different "race" to myself, that situation would have had a negative effect on me, however, I was taught quite early in my childhood to resist the urge to compare or group people based on the actions of an individual, who happens to look like them.

I am constantly reminded of the importance of possessing an open-mind because it is inevitable, especially in today's diverse society, to not share the same space as people of different races, beliefs, religions, etc. Singling a person or a group of people out to make them feel inferior or less than is a choice, a very poor choice that each and every one of us should strive to resist.