The Art of Tolerance.

How are you my dear read friends? I hope the day has been kind to you, and to those who are going to be affected by the typhoon, please keep safe.

Since it's almost Christmas, our neighbors have been so noisy the past few days. Saoirse has never had a decent nap for straight 2 days because of people singing loudly with their videoke and the shouting of other people swimming in the resort (Yup, there is a resort beside the house). Just like today, we decided to go out for a walk to have fun rather than be stressed by the distraction.

Instead of focusing on the negative emotions that arise due to disturbances, I realized that I should learn the art of tolerance because if not, negativity will eat me alive. It is not good for my overall health.
I learnt not only the tolerance of having noisy and annoying neighbors but the tolerance with the people I don't like or may have a disagreement with.

For example, my mother-in-law. She sometimes said hurtful words that she may not be aware of, I don't know she might be aware of it but chose to say otherwise. I learned to ignore and tolerate. It's not gonna kill me anyway. And everyone leaving the bathroom wet or dirty, I managed to maintain the bathroom's cleanliness without giving a fuss anymore.

Tolerance makes us endure uncomfortable or painful situations. It saves us from putting ourselves or a relationship at risk. It makes us see things from a different perspective and we can just go on with our lives normally. I could talk back to mil you know but I'd rather keep my mouth shut. Since I am living with them and it's not my house, I had to give them the credit and respect

Tolerance helps us stick to our plans or dreams. We may compromise our aspirations if we negatively respond to a problem. Just like with my partner, I can tolerate him playing games too much because he teaches and helps Bam with the modules. His unemployment is my motivation why I am grinding here in read. He said he doesn't know his motivations. Well, I do and I won't let that affect me from pursuing my plans.

Tolerance gives us the wisdom to be cautious and careful. It makes us wise to choose our battles. We may allow losing an argument so we won't waste time and energy. We may allow others to think about us otherwise because there is no use in persuading them to change their minds

Too much tolerance though can be abused and may be taken incorrectly so one must know and set its limit and boundaries. Just like our neighbors, if they are still shouting their lungs out at 10 pm, we can no longer tolerate such behavior so we call the barangay or police and complain.

Learn the art of tolerance.

Are you a patient person? Are you tolerant enough to bear uncomfortable situations or annoying people? I am sometimes not.

I hope I am able to impart something of value to you today, dear read friends. I need to sleep now because I have to do something later. I shall tell you what it is in my next article.

To everyone, especially my sponsors and subscribers: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Too-da-loo,

Glessa

The lead image was from Unsplash.com and the Christmas image was from Giphy.com
The rest of the article is mine unless stated otherwise.
December 16, 2021 1:21AM