difference

A panther and a monkey are different, but is one of them worth less than the other? You think it is a stupid question and you are right. Continue thinking it is stupid when it comes to people. Being different is normal. Everyone is different from the other. I am different from you. But your are not more or less because of the colour of your face or because of your father: that is ridiculous. If somebody can be your friend, how can he ever be less than you or than someone else? (from "Oeroeg", Hella Haasse)