Do the differences really matter?

Last Sat, I was observing 2 kids at play. There were some differences between them.

One's a Singaporean, the other's a Malaysian.

One merely wanted someone to play with her while the other though didn't like the game offered by the former kid, played along just to entertain her.

They were playing bricks; one insisted on following the instructions given to build exactly to the model. The other wana build something using her own imagination.

One speaks English & the other speaks Mandarin. They don't see eye to eye on the design of the model.

So, one slowly leave the play area, leaving the other to play by herself & design whatever way she wants.

After the one being left behind has finished building the model, she went in search for the other girl.

This time, they turned to playing soft toys. In no time, they became like friends who have known each other for the longest time & was playing like crazy.

At that instant, a thought flashed through my mind, "If only adults could get along well with each other despite the differences between us."

How many times have we tried to persuade/force others to think the same way as us?

We've forgotten that, "At times, we should agree to disagree. Make PEACE not WAR."

Quote S.H.E's song, 《美丽新世界》, "应该学习婴儿,再宽容一点,哭过就忘了.别再记著昨天还有什么悲伤..."