What We Can Do Without

The children who come to the center on the university campus are from different countries around the world. Many of their parents are studying in the United States, leaving friends and familiarity to be together.

"It's amazing,"one parent tells Sarah, one of the teachers.

"These kids do so well with so many different backgrounds. You must have six different languages in this room."

"My theory is that it works because there is one language that none of the children know very well yet," Sarah replies.

"What's that?" the parent asks.
Sarah answered: "Prejudice."

(Source: For the Love of Children Daily Affirmations for People Who Care for Children.
by Jean Steiner and Mary Steiner Whelan)