The importance of tolerance

The world is a much smaller place today. Globalization has blurred borders throughout the world. More people from different nations, cultures, religions and lifestyles are working together and living in the same neighborhoods than ever before. Tolerance of each others’ differences is a very important key to keeping peace among co-workers and neighbors.

The importance of tolerance in society can not be emphasized enough in a world where there is one place or another in a state of war. Tolerance’s importance is shown repeatedly in the news where historically taboo ways of life and belief systems are pushing the justice system and governments to recognize their right to exist publicly. 

Religious differences are another place where tolerance is very important. How people worship is a very personal thing and someone bashing a person’s religious can start a heated battle very quickly. Everyone has the right to believe the way they want about religion. If there were more tolerance among people there would be few battles over whose religion is right.

There are just a few examples of where tolerance is very important in society. Because people are travelling more and working in different countries, there is a strong need for information about the different cultures that exist. There need to be more schools, workplaces and governments that insist on and teach tolerance.