Neither accept people as they are nor tolerate them. Many people think tolerance is a virtue but tolerance is actually a negative term. If you like something, you do not have to tolerate it. Tolerance indicates a deep sense of dislike. It indicates a sense of separateness, small mindedness, limited awareness.
When you are tolerating, it means you are temporarily putting up with it. Tolerance is a potential volcano. If you are tolerating, it means you are still holding on to something. Acceptance is also negative. You accept only that which is not lovable.
Do you need self-assurance to love people? Only the self is assuring, nothing else. This is our company - The Self Assurance Company.
But aren't we supposed to accept people as they are? If you do not love them, then you have to accept them. I tell you, do not accept people as they are, just love them as they are. Tolerance and acceptance come with judgment and separation.
