Everyone in this world dreams of living a nice and respectful life, to be appreciated by others. There would be more peace in the world if people learn to appreciate one another. Though not everyone is able to respect one another, everyone aspires to be respected. That's obviously wrong because you have to be able to respect other people first in order to deserve respect for yourself. In this way, people will also start treating you with respect. Indonesia is a country of extreme diversity in customs, cultures, languages, and religious beliefs; tolerance is required in order to maintain this Indonesia's distinctiveness. Unfortunately, there are still some intolerable people in the world. Thanks to its tolerance and unity, Indonesia has been highly united so far. Nevertheless, were this trend to continue unchecked, it would soon also threaten that unity. We can take a few steps to halt the spread of prejudice.

I will revive tolerance in Indonesia by educating all Indonesians about peace-supportive narratives by joining peace-enhancing organizations. History attests that tolerance and acceptance of individual differences among Indonesians were the keys toward Indonesia's declaration of independence, which united Indonesia from Sabang to Merauke regardless of differences in race, culture, or creed. Therefore, I think education for Indonesians about the importance of diversity and tolerance will contribute to adding to the battle against intolerance. I really hope all people will do the same by spreading peace through the internet, not conducting provocations, and building such Indonesia which will be tolerant and peaceful. It is my hope that the whole of Indonesia will take seriously the effort to eradicate intolerance for the sake of protecting diversity and ensuring a peaceful way of living.

We can halt hate speech that may provoke wars by being good citizens and using the internet to spread decent messages, not insulting remarks, in order to keep it alive. Hence, let us help achieve world peace by not initiating nor engaging in an online war that will spread discord. Indeed, goodness and harmony may be the fruits of tolerance. Tolerance towards life allows people from different walks of life to co-exist peacefully. Whatever it has to be, let's work together and share films and other messages speaking of peace on the internet. You may even open a blog promoting peace as a way of bettering this place for our grandkids and all those coming after them. Everyone can live together happily with the ability to respect each other, first and foremost themselves.

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