Rewards of Tolerance

Discernment

Realizing that other people have different convictions and levels of maturity enables a person to have greater discernment of another’s true needs.

Acceptance

Discerning another’s needs rather than judging his or her character flaws shows the other person care and acceptance. A person who accepts others will receive the same acceptance in spite of personal flaws.

Tolerance in the home includes:

*Focusing on family members’ strengths instead of their weaknesses

*A parent realizing that each child will grow and develop good character at different levels of enthusiasm and maturity

*Parents not showing favoritism to certain children

*Sons and daughters accepting that parents are still growing in character and are not perfect

*Family members being patient with each other

The Box Turtle

The soft meat of the eastern box turtle is a delicacy for curious raccoons. Unable to fight against the agile raccoon, the turtle must retreat inside its shell. As the raccoon tinkers with the turtle, trying to find a crack to pry it open, the turtle must patiently tolerate being turned over and tossed around while holding itself shut.

Character Traits