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There is no telling James ji what gets people started. A few years back 4 Indian students were renting the house next to me. Three were Hindu, one was not. They were victims of numerous examples of property vandalism, breaking and entering and arguments, vandalism of their automobiles, all by neighbors. It was a year after 9/11.They were so kind -- and would try to have talks with the kids who were mostly responsible, even inviting them in for some cookies and tea.One day I spoke to the mother of one of the children -- she looked at me and said But Aaron (fake name for obvious reasons) is nothing but an Arab! Why do you care? And I said, But Aaron is a Catholic! She turned white. A Catholic? Yeah!!!!!So it didn't really matter -- Indian or Arab -- Muslim, Hindu, or Catholic! Hatred is an equal opportunity presence in our lives. Many times people don't often feel that THEY need to check their own motivations. So they shoot first and ask questions later.
There is no telling James ji what gets people started. A few years back 4 Indian students were renting the house next to me. Three were Hindu, one was not. They were victims of numerous examples of property vandalism, breaking and entering and arguments, vandalism of their automobiles, all by neighbors. It was a year after 9/11.
They were so kind -- and would try to have talks with the kids who were mostly responsible, even inviting them in for some cookies and tea.
One day I spoke to the mother of one of the children -- she looked at me and said But Aaron (fake name for obvious reasons) is nothing but an Arab! Why do you care? And I said, But Aaron is a Catholic! She turned white. A Catholic? Yeah!!!!!
So it didn't really matter -- Indian or Arab -- Muslim, Hindu, or Catholic! Hatred is an equal opportunity presence in our lives. Many times people don't often feel that THEY need to check their own motivations. So they shoot first and ask questions later.
