Correlatively, I don't think that hate is a result of ignorance, as much as of what I call love deprivation. If there are forces out there that attempt to silence others and impose their own strict ideology, then I urge all of us to step up and silence the silencer. I believe our hearts are stronger. I also believe that the struggle for tolerance is a winnable one. From what I read and witnessed last term, I've come up with up my own simplified definition of love, one that I feel needs to be expressed and accepted in order for our student collective to survive each other.
Love is unity.
I realize that our beliefs and lifestyles may differ from each other, but that shouldn't stop us from acknowledging that we all have this unique chance to experience the phenomenon of life, and that we should guide each other through our own separate journeys. So if you catch yourself being prejudiced, or you find yourself accepting discrimination as a part of life, think of the last time you truly suffered. There is no difference in pain, just the person who feels it. Hate is the greatest divisor, and at some point it corrodes our heart, poisons our brain and forever distorts our vision- the way we look at life and each other. To put it in simple terms, I fear hate more than not graduating in five years.