Tag: steadfast

Tolerance

Posted on by Olaf

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

Resolution

Posted on by Olaf

What does it take to be a resolute person and is that necessarily a good thing?  It sometimes manifests itself as stubbornness which can be a weakness that many of us are prone to.  Would you describe yourself as a determined person or just plain stubborn?! This famous natural arch has been withstanding the strongest waves for many years giving a great example of resolution and yet the time will no doubt come when it will cave in to the sorrow of many who have swum through it.  Whilst Durdle Door remains standing, sadly the Azure Window rock arch which was even larger collapsed in recent years.  Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat described this event as ’heart-breaking’.  It is sad indeed when someone’s resolution is broken – the stronger and longer-standing the resolution, the greater the sorrow with a subsequent collapse.

  • ‘If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am’ – Cyril Cusack
  • ‘God help us, we can't keep up this pulling, that is certain. Amongst ourselves we are unendingly cheerful, but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess’ – Robert Falcon Scott