#OmanPride: Why being different is a beautiful thing

Muscat: Being different is part of a person’s uniqueness and often some people are not accepted for who they are due to their different lifestyles, thoughts and opinions. This forces them to hide behind a mask to fit into certain sections of society or community.
#Oman Pride features an ambitious Youtuber, Ashwaq Saif Al Maskery, who aims to prove that there is an assured beauty in being different and hopes to be part of the global community of Youtubers who inspire their followers.
“I want to show people that there is no harm in being different, that’s how we were made as humans,” said Al Maskery.
“Everyone lives different life experiences and we should respect their perspectives in life, whether we agree with them or not,” she added.
Her web-series, #Perspectives, is a social experiment in which she asks random questions to strangers and documents their answers which show how people think differently about various subjects.
“Each episode features one question posed to people, with the different answers that it elicits. People really enjoyed it, so I decided to film season two in Oman,” she explained about the first season of #Perspectives which was filmed in the United Kingdom.
Fearing “oblivion,” Al Maskery said one of her goals is to “influence people positively” so that she wouldn’t be forgotten.
Life goals
She said, “One of my ultimate life goals would be to reach as many people as possible and make them smile. That would mean the world to me.”
“I want to inspire people to believe that they can do whatever it is they set their mind to do.
“I would ask people to experiment and try new things in life. If they enjoy it then they should go for it. If they don’t, then they shouldn’t continue with it because they would probably be not so good at it,” she added, with some words of advice.
Al Maskery is a strong believer in uniqueness and individuality. In a society or a community that hardly ever supports a person’s creative or unusual goal target which is not a prime money making plan, is something one comes across very commonly.
“I want to remind people that you don’t have to study something to go and pursue it,” she said.
“Just do what you love, because that would be your greatest motive to continue doing it. Do it for yourself because you love it; not for the views, the fame or the money because you wouldn’t be able to give it your everything and people will be able to see right through you,” added Al Maskery.
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