Do you hear what I hear?

At the first teaching of the Dalai Lama, I was sitting beside a man who was taking notes in Sanskrit. I was listening to an English translation through my radio and taking notes also. When we "compared notes" we found that what each of us had decided was most important to remember was "Respect for all beliefs." It is the desire to change people , to not accept difference that causes suffering. In a strange land, far from my home I found a man who believes as I do. A man who believes in respect and tolerance.