Originally Posted by ReadyAndAble
If there's one thing better than being at peace with my own beliefs, it's being at peace with the beliefs of others.
I agree, but I am finding lately I am less tolerant of intolerance though. I am definitely not at peace with some of the beliefs of others that I was formerly able to simply dismiss as not my own. Case in point, there is a biker bar in town that I pass frequently and there is a bike parked out front with "white america" emblazoned across the windshield. This is increasingly getting under my skin. I would like to poke my finger in this tough guy's face and ask him wtf is wrong with him. What kind of an idiot rides around with this stupid phrase which is obviously meant to incite? Oh well...let it go...take a different way home...out of sight out of mind. None of that sits well with me anymore. If I run the guy's bike over with my jeep, then I realize that I am no different than he.
Not sure how to deal with intolerance except to live compassionately. It's a huge problem in our society.