Tolerance: the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
There are a lot of ways that people can be tolerant towards others. If you don't believe or agree with something that someone does, says, believes, or even who they are, yet you're still okay with it, that's tolerance. Sometimes people think that just because they don't believe or agree with whatever someone does, they can't get along with that person, but really, if you're tolerant, you can get along with that person, it's just you won't agree on the same thing but you're fine with that. It's almost like "agreeing to disagree". I think that being tolerant, is something you should always do. I think of it as being a sign of respect towards others' decisions, even if you don't agree with it.
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