I am not your enemy.
I may be quite different from you in many ways, but you have nothing to fear from me. If I question you about the distinctions between us, it is due to my curiosity and interest in others. I want to know about you, and the more I know, the more I see that we are more alike than different.
You may come from another nation. You may worship in a way I do not understand. Your native tongue is probably different from mine, so I hope you forgive my lack of comprehension and limited education. But I will keep trying to communicate, because I really want to know more about you.
You do not frighten me. I see the love in your eyes when you speak of your child. Your hunger is something I understand and can remedy. Your laughter sounds just like mine. When we speak of our dreams, we become children of the same family. We need no more common tongue than that.
I am so happy you came into my life. You brought me a richer understanding of our world. You showed me that what really matters in this life is the same for everyone. We both rejoice in the triumph of justice, and we grieve alike when the weight of the world’s sorrows would crush us.
But we survive, because we are stronger together.
You are not my enemy. And nothing will convince me otherwise.