Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Cecilia Bembibre, on Feb. 2013
Tolerance could be described as a attitude, a way of acting, a way of being that is based on the idea that all human beings are equal and that therefore We must respect, protect and accept ourselves as we are without generating divisions that confront us, without attacking or discriminate. In more specific or individual terms, tolerance can also be understood as the attitude by which a person tolerates or accepts traits that do not necessarily have to do with racial, ethnic or religious issues of another person who known (for example, having a tolerance for someone being late, someone being messy, etc.).
Tolerance is today one of the most necessary acts for the coexistence of all societies on the planet, both between different societies among themselves and also internally. This is because today the ties between previously isolated communities are undeniable and inevitable, which makes it easier for one to come into contact with other realities and ways of living. Although this is positive, it can also result in acts of fear towards the different, superstition,
discrimination, aggressiveness and violence. Even, many times the problem is not unidirectional, but intolerance is registered at many levels as it can be a discriminated but also discriminating community.On the other hand, it is important to point out that modern societies show a high tendency towards violence, for which acts such as I respect mutual, tolerance, coexistence and peace they are increasingly difficult and complicated. In societies in which violence is entrenched at all social and cultural levels, in all activities, it is very difficult to achieve tolerance values that ensure a peaceful life for all members of the same.
Tolerance is exercised day by day and can be stimulated from interaction with others, especially with those who are different from one since that allows knowing other realities and progressively accepting that there is not a rod of moral unique if not each culture is shaped according to its specific needs and interests.
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