Tolerance may be one of the least acted-upon principles of
many modern belief systems. While many people espouse the virtue of tolerance,
many refuse to be so, making blanket statements about people whose religion
doesn’t coincide with our own. To tolerate someone else's belief doesn’t mean
to put up with it begrudgingly; instead it means to accept their right to
choose differently from us. We are all human beings, and all connected to the
Divine; this factor makes us part of the cosmic whole. When in fact we look at
the concept of "do no harm" -- and this includes with our words as
well as our actions -- we must refrain from doing harm not because a rule tells
us so, but because it's the right thing to do. After all, what goes around
comes around.
Reblogged From author *Pattie Willington
- The Crafty Witch
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