Yesterday morning I walked into campus. It's not too far, and it gives me an excuse to spend some time outside in the sun. As I walked, I was listening to a CD to try and wake myself up for another day of work. This particular morning, I had decided to dig out my copy of Fatboy Slim's “Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars”. It seemed suitably upbeat for a warm Friday morning. As I reached one particularly nice spot on my usual walking path, a new song started on the CD.

I wasn't really paying attention to it, but the words of the preacher in the song have stuck in my mind. He implores all his listeners, not just those of any particular religion: “Stop the hate. Forgive each other.” Just as I started to notice how apt these words are, given the current political climate of the world, two white pigeons flew silently overhead.

Did you ever have the feeling that if we could all just stop and put our differences aside for a while, we'd all realise that we just want the same thing? I know none of the world's political readers are reading this, but can't we all just drop the hate?