"La ignorancia y los prejuicios son las sirvientas"
— Kofi Annan
Simplified Meaning:
When people do not know much about a subject and also hold unfair, negative opinions about it, they create a situation where both lack of knowledge and unfair judgments work together. Just like a servant helps their master, ignorance and prejudice support each other, making things worse. Imagine someone who has never met people from another country and has heard bad things about them. Because they do not know better and only believe what they have heard, they think poorly of those people without any real reason. This means they miss out on making new friends and understanding different cultures. To avoid this, it's important to learn more about things we're not familiar with and keep an open mind, so we don't unfairly judge others. This way, we become more understanding and make wiser decisions.
