It was my first day at school. I felt nervous and went to all my classes with no friends. I listened carefully to all the lessons and waited for lunch. Then, finally, the bell rang. It was time to talk and have fun. In the lunch line I met a new friend who wore a hijab (穆斯林女性) on her head, and though I am Jewish (犹太人), we got along fine. I was so happy when she said: "Sit with us at our table." She pointed to the table next to the door. So I agreed. I took my tray (餐盘) and was about to walk with her across the floor, when suddenly someone touched my arm. "Hey, I saw you on the bus," said a tail girl in a long skirt. "1 see your Jewish star necklace. You should sit with us." At that moment I looked around, the Spanish only sat with other Spanish, the Russians always with the Russians and never the Arabs (阿拉伯人) with the Jews. I saw how wars got started. Everyone sticks to (坚持) his or her own kind. The lunchroom was a map of the world. Why was everyone so blind? And so I turned this girl down, and went with the first, and there was no enmity (敌意). I built a bridge between two worlds when I sat with those different from me. |