The opposite of love

A message from Plan Canada's CEO (from June 2013)

The opposite of love isn't hate, but indifference
The opposite of education is not ignorance, it's indifference.
The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, but indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
The opposite of life is not death, but indifference to life and death.
-- Elie Wiesel, professor and political activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner

For many parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings and friends of young people, spring is the season of convocations and graduations. It seems to me that people are doing more and more these days to mark and celebrate students' progression through key milestones in their education. I've had young mothers and fathers excuse themselves from a meeting or event because they can't miss their son or daughter's "graduation" from first grade. I find myself wondering if they had to buy a prom dress!

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