If I say I have to tolerate, then there is actually no power in me. When I deal with the situation, circumstance or person with love then there is no feeling of tolerating.
Tolerant people are like brick walls. No matter what they are up against, they rebound and yet remain strong and secure and loving. It’s all about absorbing and accepting. A paper towel is able to absorb and soak up water. Gardens and fields are able to withstand any type of weather. Can we be the same and yet keep on smiling? Without a doubt…read on.
A resounding yes. Willpower and determination can move mountains. Each of us is a living human tree that go through all four seasons; everyone’s capacity to tolerate is different. Inner strength comes from understanding. As I stand still I begin to understand that actually, I am not tolerating, but just have a big and generous heart to accept and absorb what is coming towards me. If, like the ocean, I am able to accept anything that comes my way with open arms then life becomes easier, relationships are happier. When I resist something, problems occur and even escalate.
When I think deeply about it, tolerance is my life long companion and patience is my friend. Both are required throughout the day at different moments, and so are with me, like my shadow as I move along in life.
Tolerance is just a dance, stepping in and out at the right moment. How do I re-act, relate and tolerate everyone around me, those I work with and those I live with. Each moment a different dance technique is required in this dance of life… Sometimes a tango, sometimes a waltz…. Quick, quick, quick; slow, slow, slow.
Flowers continue to grow and blossom even though weeds are beside them. In the same way, I am living in a world where there are people around me who are so different, yet how do I respond to them? My strength is in not how I respond, but how I adapt and adjust. All these are signs of tolerating. So, I discover that tolerance is a strength, not a weakness, it is a gift in a storm, the light at the end of the tunnel. With tolerance, I mature and grow in experience. Each experience is a precious moment in my life.
Where there is love and commitment there is no feeling of having to tolerate.
The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU) is an international non-governmental organisation, which intends to help individuals re-discover and strengthen their inherent worth by encouraging and facilitating a process of spiritual awakening.
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