I'm tired of the word tolerate.
I'm tired of how it's used in our everyday to describe how we should relate to each other.
I tolerate you and your differences, your beliefs and your views. I tolerate your presence and your values. I tolerate how you live your life differently to me and I tolerate how you see the world through different eyes that I can never accept, only... tolerate.
See how this has built up? A mental dam holding back our rivers of independent thought.
The men in suits use it as their byword for the modern world. We tolerate in the absence of all else, especially acceptance.
Acceptance is a word way out of fashion in today's world. Acceptance is something we find ourselves unable to come to terms with, we are without the capacity to deal with it in the main. Ironically,were we to accept certain things about ourselves, we'd perhaps be in a better position when it comes to dealing with each other and our own perceptions of this reality and how we see it as individuals and groups.
We're told that to tolerate is the way forward .We, as civilised and modern people, lay the cornerstone of the way it should be in when dealing with those who are different than us. We are benevolent and kind and have tolerance of those around us with diverse beliefs and lifestyles.
We are tolerant.
What this has come to mean in some ways is really just another way of saying we'll put up with this until we can convince you to be like us or we'll end up hating each other. What is it with us ? Why do we have to impose our values and our expectations on others just because they don't live this short life like us?
What if we're encouraged to accept things? What if we just accept that people are different and won't be like us. Situations will be difficult and challenging, life will be different than we want it to be?
Being told that we should tolerate only increases our inability to actually move past our collective problems. It doesn't encourage communication or interaction. It makes things sound like they're an illness or disease more than anything else. Things to be put up with, struggled with and despised.
Acceptance means we have to look at ourselves as well as others. We have to be honest about our own shortcomings first.That's the uncomfortable part. Admitting to our own faults makes us less able to point out those in the people or situations we so happily tolerate.We can't accept things and be the same as before, because when we've accepted them, they don't hold us back any more. It makes us more able to deal with lots of things and put our energies into moving up and on. It takes a lot to be accepting of things but it helps us let go of negative thoughts and feelings that keep us in the places that aren't always good for us. There are plenty of places not good for us at the moment. All of us.
Get yourself out of yours if you're in one..
Leave tolerance to those who want it.
Start accepting
I'm tired of how it's used in our everyday to describe how we should relate to each other.
I tolerate you and your differences, your beliefs and your views. I tolerate your presence and your values. I tolerate how you live your life differently to me and I tolerate how you see the world through different eyes that I can never accept, only... tolerate.
See how this has built up? A mental dam holding back our rivers of independent thought.
The men in suits use it as their byword for the modern world. We tolerate in the absence of all else, especially acceptance.
Acceptance is a word way out of fashion in today's world. Acceptance is something we find ourselves unable to come to terms with, we are without the capacity to deal with it in the main. Ironically,were we to accept certain things about ourselves, we'd perhaps be in a better position when it comes to dealing with each other and our own perceptions of this reality and how we see it as individuals and groups.
We're told that to tolerate is the way forward .We, as civilised and modern people, lay the cornerstone of the way it should be in when dealing with those who are different than us. We are benevolent and kind and have tolerance of those around us with diverse beliefs and lifestyles.
We are tolerant.
What this has come to mean in some ways is really just another way of saying we'll put up with this until we can convince you to be like us or we'll end up hating each other. What is it with us ? Why do we have to impose our values and our expectations on others just because they don't live this short life like us?
What if we're encouraged to accept things? What if we just accept that people are different and won't be like us. Situations will be difficult and challenging, life will be different than we want it to be?
Being told that we should tolerate only increases our inability to actually move past our collective problems. It doesn't encourage communication or interaction. It makes things sound like they're an illness or disease more than anything else. Things to be put up with, struggled with and despised.
Acceptance means we have to look at ourselves as well as others. We have to be honest about our own shortcomings first.That's the uncomfortable part. Admitting to our own faults makes us less able to point out those in the people or situations we so happily tolerate.We can't accept things and be the same as before, because when we've accepted them, they don't hold us back any more. It makes us more able to deal with lots of things and put our energies into moving up and on. It takes a lot to be accepting of things but it helps us let go of negative thoughts and feelings that keep us in the places that aren't always good for us. There are plenty of places not good for us at the moment. All of us.
Get yourself out of yours if you're in one..
Leave tolerance to those who want it.
Start accepting
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