More often than not, we think it is more important to be understood than to understand, so we are always disappointed in life because we become part of the misunderstanding by default. The fearce defenders of the freedom of expression always run into the temptation of inadvertantly promoting those views that confirms to their paradigm, while denigrating those views that are directly opposed to their thinking.

Those who fight for change in this world sometimes struggle to grasp with the possibility that they might have to change themselves before they can change the world. It is common cause that nothing in this world will change unless we change our behaviour.

I offer my platform to communicate ideas, values and philosophies that reflect diversity. It is about the capacity to live with difference. In order to change the world, we have to look at it as it is, not as we would like it to be. That way, we will start at the right point. It is about doing the right thing, not doing things right. In other words, the test is not about efficiency but effectiveness. That is my starting point.

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