Tolerance
Would the person who knows you best in the world describe you as tolerant? That person is you by the way! Maybe there’s a mixed view among others who know you. Perhaps there are some things you do tolerate and others that you simply do not. We tend to be more tolerant with our own weaknesses than those of others. If you were a Bird of Paradise flower, Banana plant or Rubber tree, the chances are that you would not tolerate life in a temperate climate but would require the tropical temperatures provided by a hothouse! When you think about it, much of life is about discovering the tolerances of materials and of people. Metal is tested to its breaking point and fluids are tested for flash points. This is how we learn and can set safety standards. What about you? Do you know your breaking point and flash points for your own safety?!
- ‘The highest result of education is tolerance’ – Helen Keller
- ‘Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others’ – John F Kennedy