{"id":86567,"date":"2024-02-10T05:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T05:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=86567"},"modified":"2024-02-10T05:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T05:12:22","slug":"if-you-want-to-live-better-learn-to-be-more-tolerant","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/if-you-want-to-live-better-learn-to-be-more-tolerant\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Want to Live Better, Learn to Be More Tolerant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86562 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici.jpg\" alt=\"friends-cooking-chef-happy-food\" width=\"1600\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici-1024x363.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici-1536x544.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-amici-155x55.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tolerance is the ability to embrace others&#8217; attitudes and opinions that may contrast with ours without suffering from it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And in a world (both real and social) where we constantly come into contact with ideas different from our own, it is a <strong>fundamental key to living better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If we want to talk about it in other terms, we could think of tolerance as the <strong>acceptance of diversity<\/strong> or as the ability to <strong>understand and be open<\/strong> to the fact that there is not a single truth (ours).<\/p>\n<p><em>Think about it:<\/em><strong> when many people hear opinions different from theirs, their first reaction is often annoyance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It happens because they take that thought not so much as the idea of that person but as an <strong>accusation against them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;If they have different ideas than mine, then they must think I am wrong,&#8221;<\/em> <\/strong>and so, as a <strong>defense<\/strong>, the tone of voice rises, accusations are made, or silence ensues.<\/p>\n<p>And farewell to tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, <strong>being tolerant brings many more advantages.<\/strong> Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/how-to-handle-the-fear-of-others-judgment\/\">How to Handle the Fear of Others&#8217;s Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Why Tolerance Allows Us to Live Better<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-gruppo-amici.jpg\" alt=\"coworking-friends-colleagues-tolerance\" width=\"770\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-gruppo-amici.jpg 770w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-gruppo-amici-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-gruppo-amici-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-gruppo-amici-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-gruppo-amici-155x116.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>It Improves Relationships<\/h2>\n<p>Those who are tolerant usually have <strong>excellent emotional intelligence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>True tolerance comes from <strong>understanding others, empathy,<\/strong> and keeping in mind that on the other side, there is a person with a story that also tells about their ideas.<\/p>\n<p>In return, you will have the advantage of <strong>feeling deeply involved in the situation,<\/strong> having a substantial exchange that can become a source of <strong>mutual enrichment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonds are strengthened, and mutual exchange will be enjoyable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Tolerant People Have More Friends<\/h2>\n<p>Tolerance exists only if<strong> the thought is put into action.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In itself, this already leads to being in control of the situation and gaining many more points during a discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are tolerant are usually <strong>well-trained to develop their ideas, present them sensibly, and accept what is said without judgment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone would like to have such a person by their side.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Tolerance trains empathy<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Intolerance<\/strong> leads to open <strong>conflicts, unsolicited judgments, emotional detachment, fake or convenience relationships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tolerance, on the other hand, leads to <strong>meaningful discussions, the exchange of opinions, authentic relationships.\u00a0<\/strong> There is no need to necessarily respect the ideas, but where the decision is to <strong>respect the person.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those who are tolerant will have developed the<strong> ability to put themselves in the other&#8217;s shoes<\/strong> and feel that humanity that brings people closer without confusing them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-releationship\/\">Selena Gomez Weighing In On Taylor Swift &amp;amp; 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