WE NEED TO BE MORE TOLERANT

By VIVIAN NNAGBORO

The world as we know it is a diverse place filled with diverse people. These people each have their own beliefs and values that they hold dear to themselves. Everyone in the world can't share just one belief system, and so often, we find cases where people may disagree with the values of others. Tolerance will be needed to prevent them from living in a perpetual state of anarchy.

Tolerance can be seen as the ability to condone or live with the existence of opinions or behavior that a person disagrees with or dislikes. In school, you will come in contact with people whose values and beliefs are strange or might not even align with yours. You must be able to tolerate or accommodate them. You mustn't feel like your values are superior to theirs or try to belittle their values.

Communication goes hand in hand with tolerance. If you need help understanding certain things about a person's beliefs, you should speak to them to clear any misunderstandings. When there is healthy communication, then tolerance will prosper. This is because there is an understanding between the people. Tolerance does not ask you to inconvenience yourself, which is why you must speak up anytime you feel inconvenienced.

Remember to always make accommodations for others but not at your expense. There should be. a bdalance where all the parties involved are comfortable.