Why Tolerance is Important – How to Deal with Counter-Narrative
If you want to make this world a better place for the generations to come, then you’ve come to the right place. In this blog, I am going to narrow down why it is important to develop tolerance in your behaviour. Apart from that, you’ll also learn how you can deal with counter-narrative and educate yourself and others about the pressing issues of society.
Here’s everything you need to know about it:
Tolerance Lays Foundation of a Progressive Society
If you want to live in a world where societies progress and don’t destroy themselves with hatred and intolerance, then you must start practicing and preaching the message of tolerance. You need to break your echo chamber if you want to make sure that future generations live in a compassionate and empathetic world. If you keep feeding yourself with what you’ve been taught, then you and your future generations will be stuck in an infinite loop with no way out.
If you want to be more tolerant and be a responsible citizen of the society, then here’s you can handle counter-narratives in a progressive and healthy way:
Always Try to Argue With Logic Rather Than Sentiments
The first and the most important thing that you need to remember is that if your sentiments are overshadowing your logic, then you still need to work on yourself to be more tolerant. Always make sure that you are speaking from a place of knowledge rather than from a place of privilege and hatred.
Accept Where you Are Wrong – It Makes you a Bigger Person
There is no shame in accepting that you were wrong. If anything, it helps you grow and make you the bigger person in the room. So, you must make sure that you are open to accepting that your opinions were biased and affecting the social fabric of society. It is the only way to make the world a better place for the generations to come, one person at a time.
Don’t Argue to Win – Argue to Learn and Educate Others
If your focus is always on winning the argument, then you might as well refrain from any argument. If you really want to take part in civil discourse, then your main focus should be on self-learning and educating others about the importance of tolerance and its long-term effects on the social fabric of society.
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