What's the different between tolerance and acceptance? How can we accept people when we disagree with them? Why should we accept them? Does tolerating or accepting change how we view people?
My view:
Accepting people means taking them for who they are, all of who they are. I would be willing to bet there is not one person in the world who I would agree with 100%. There are many people that I love and whose actions I take as they are. I'll express my view to them sometimes, as appropriate, but I accept them.
Tolerance to me has a much more negative connotation to it. It means putting up with something that you don't like, but not really accepting it.
Your view?
One of my favorite quotes that makes me go ahhh... is we all want two things to change who we are, and to be accepted for who we are... argh - it makes me crazy! I've been tolerating people all week! - or maybe they've been tolerating me. All I know is that I have to let it go before starting another week!! oh lord give me strength!
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