A man walking through an unfamiliar part of town, found himself surrounded by a mob of angry people. 

 The mob was made up of different races and nationalities.  They were young, old, male and female.
The mob encircled him.  He then asked them a simple question.  “Why do you hate me?”
No one answered him directly.  Instead their voices ringing out in unison, screamed insults at him.

The man did not show fear.  He again asked in a normal tone.  “Why do you hate me?”
The mob only grew more angry.  They continued to move in closer around him until he could feel their spittle on his face, as they shouted, “I hate you!”

To onlookers, it would appear the stranger was soon to be torn to shreds by the mob.

This was not to be the case.

The mob’s temper had risen to their hottest.  The strange man lifted his voice and bellowed like thunder.  In a loud and powerful voice, showing no fear he said.  “Why do you hate me?  Is it because I am a man, or a woman.  Is it because I am a child?”
“That cannot be the reason, you are seeing me as I am.”

“Is it because I am too short?  Or am I too tall?  That is too simple.  So, I ask you, is it because I am old?  Perhaps I am too young.  Not old enough.  Not young enough.  I say no, that is not the reason, you can’t be that blind.

Is the reason you hate me because I am white or black, red or yellow.  Or because of any of those combinations?  To that I say No.  You would have to think with a brain the size of an Asp.
Maybe it is because I am missing a limb, an eye or an ear.  To that I would say, only the self centered and shallow would go to those depths.

Answer me, is it because I am Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, or one of the many different religions.  I say not a chance since we all pray to someone, or something more powerful than our own selves.”