Notes

I believe that tolerance is the key to a diverse and fair community due to the fact that, when people do not tolerate one another, people cannot get along; when people cannot get along, they refuse to be near one-another, therefore opening the floodgates to a full block of diversity. And if we aren't diverse, what are we really? Just one mass of the same face? No. We should strive to be more than that. We should strive to be a diverse community where everyone is fair, and appreciates one another. And the way to this reality is through tolerance. But what is tolerance? To tolerate is to accept. To tolerate is to find harmony. To tolerate is to be truly kind. And only then, once we have accepted each other, found harmony and have become kind can we open the doors to happiness and walk through them. The UAE that we all live in is one of the closest countries in the world to achieving perfect tolerance, but we are only one of a few. And that's not good. Take a look at America for example. In recent years, it has become progressively more and more INtolerant. (I think we all know why that is) In America, you are judged by the colour of your skin, or the accent of your voice, not by who you are. You may be the next president, but if you were born a certain way, Americans will refuse to accept you. Think about how lucky we all are, to be in somewhere like the UAE, where everyone is seen as an equal. We should be thankful that we live in such a place. Look around you, at your classmates. How many different nationalities can you count? I'm sure you don't have enough fingers to count them. The fact that you see so many different people, and nationalities, is because the UAE is so close to becoming truly diverse, and this is because the people of this land have tolerated and accepted everyone they meet and treat them like their brothers and sisters.