There is one thing that really worries me and that is when I hear that there are people who kill other people just to defend some ideas. I really thought that adults could understand each other and solve problems by talking about things. I wish one day we'll be able to talk and discuss things in a civilised way. My closest friends (I'll introduce them later to you) and myself talk a lot about these things. We know that we alone 'can't change the world', but we also know that many other think like us. Perhaps you do already, or perhaps you will do after you've spent a bit of time with us. We (you, me, them, him, her) should spread ideas like, needing to know the other person before judging him/her; that all people have the same value - independently of their colour, culture, religion, social class, etc.-; that we can learn from diversity, from things that are different; that despite people's differences we are human after all, so there are many common features that unite us all... But previous to all that, please try always to wear the shoes of the person you have in front of you, or the shoes of the person you'll judge in one way or another. From their shoes you'll see things differently and you may understand more. Have you seen the film "A Class Divided"? If you haven't, ask your school tutor about it, they should be able to get hold of a copy. I watched this film and, since then, I understood.