Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Paradox and Inspiration 158: The Enigma of Tolerance

Tolerance is fervently preached in a multiracial, multireligious country like Singapore so that everyone can embrace this thing called diversity. But can anyone understand how this can actually be achieved in the process?

But how possible is it for someone to appreciate a belief or practice that you have to tolerate because there are conflicts in the different value and belief systems. If appreciation of others' cultures is not a relevant outcome here, what is? Long suffereing, grudges, or pretence? And, in striving towards being a tolerant individual in the society, should one try to be tolerant or intolerant of intolerance?

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