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Moorea Maguire's avatar

"Without the will to understand someone’s opinions or actions, tolerance is impossible."

👏🏻

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you, Moorea. ❤️

Stephanie M. Vargo's avatar

Wise words on tolerance. It is not superiority, but understanding.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Exactly, Stephanie.

Stephen Drew's avatar

One of the more essential tasks of the human condition and its dream of separation from another.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

While we are in fact, one.

Esther Stanway-Williams's avatar

Yes…very well said, Rea. Love the quote, one’s enemy is the best teacher, it really expands the concept of tolerating those who particularly challenge us, doesn’t it 😉 x

Rea de Miranda's avatar

That's the secret, Esther. Love conquers all. Thank you, my friend. ❤️

Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne's avatar

Enemy: Evil,

whatever that means... Loveless?

Challenge: Empathy.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

More empathy is needed in the world. 🙏

Adrian's avatar

There is pure truth here

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you, Adrian.

Tombarriesimmons's avatar

Sometimes, one must remove oneself from the source of intolerable behaviour x

Rea de Miranda's avatar

I was waiting for someone to mention it. Thank you, Tom!

AsukaHotaru's avatar

this felt like sipping warm tea while someone gently rearranges my entire worldview.

The way you untangled tolerance from superiority — oof, that hit with a quiet truth I wasn’t expecting.

I loved how you kept circling back to empathy, not as a halo-polishing exercise, but as the actual doorway to understanding.

There’s such a grounded calm in your voice — like you’re reminding us that patience isn’t weakness, it’s emotional strength doing yoga.

And that Dalai Lama line?

Rea, you folded it in so gracefully it became the heartbeat of the whole piece.

A beautiful, steady reflection.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

You are exceptionally insightful, Asuka! Thank you for this!

Stephanie C. Bell's avatar

Profoundly important and relevant to these times. Thank you Rea. <3

Rea de Miranda's avatar

These times are trying, Stephanie. Thank you. ❤️❤️

Marie Charon's avatar

This is so true.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you, Marie.

Carole Roseland's avatar

Amen to that, Rea! Tolerance is in short supply these days.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Unfortunately, Carole.

Parker McCoy's avatar

Be tolerant, but don't be a door mat. Great post, Rea.

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Precisely. Thank you, Parker.

Ann Lyons's avatar

Tolerance of oneself is a start. Often our own self critic is far harsher on ourselves than to others.

🦋

Rea de Miranda's avatar

I’m guilty of that. 💙

Maralet Meyer's avatar

Well said Rea. Love that

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you, Maralet! <3 <3

Mark Farley’s wandering’s's avatar

Beautifully written, very powerful and a really important message for these troubled times ….🙏

Rea de Miranda's avatar

Thank you, Mark. 🙏