Once upon a time in the history of South Africa, it was white killing black to maintain law and order. Today, it is black killing black to achieve the same goal.

This teaches me that our real challenges as human beings have nothing to do with the differences in the colour of our skins. Our real problem, according to HH the Dalai Lama, is the lack of deep awareness of three things; (a) our common human desires for happiness and avoiding suffering, (b) our connections with one another and (c) the oneness of our beings through our common biological makeup.

Pain and pleasure have no colour. Happiness and suffering have to race.
We are all the same. We need each other. The world would be a much better place to live in if only we all understand this simple but natural principle of our common existence.