After all these years, it is the opposites that have kept our world together. We share a lot of similarities with each other that has allowed humans from different cultures and regions to come together. But we also have our separate identities that has allowed us to maintain our individuality in a world where everyone is just trying to adjust. No matter how different our circumstances are, the basic needs of all humans will always stay the same. But that doesn’t mean we have to sacrifice our personal identities so we can belong somewhere. Everyone is beginning to realize this. This is why the fight for a world where everyone is allowed to be whatever they want is not the fight of a single person but of every human on earth.
We express our identities in different ways. Some people can express their choices openly without the fear of being judged. Some like to keep their personal life private out of choice. And some have to keep it private because they are not allowed to openly express their feelings. There is one aspect of your identity that you can’t hide from people and that is the official record of your existence. It is the identity card or paper issued by the government that specifies your age and gender.
Not only is it your most important document but also a proof of your citizenship. Each country has a different format for each official document. Just like a person’s genetic makeup can tell you where they are from, the stamps on a document can tell you where it is from. Even currency notes of each country are instantly recognizable. It is these differences that allows people to express their identity when they are traveling. A tree’s trunk has all the information about what it has gone through over the years. The same way if you discover an old document, the signature and stamp on it will tell you all there is to know about it.