Variety

God loves variety. Why else would He create so many different kinds of plants and animals? Why would He vary the landscapes so dramatically? And why would He create each one of us humans to unique?
We were looking at the story of the Tower of Babel the other day in the context of cultures. All of the people of the world had come together and begun to build a great city with an enormous tower. The people were filled with pride and thought that they could overcome anything through their unity. The consequence of their pride was that God confused their languages and caused them to be scattered throughout the earth.
It occurred to me as I read this that God did not want to have one race of people. He valued variety. He was not harsh in His punishment. He did not send a plague or cause the people to die. He simply caused them to no longer understand each other. And now, He's created such a beautiful palette of different people all over the earth.