Victor Hugo
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"Take a step back and broaden the horizon." People often use this sentence to comfort others or themselves-be tolerant. "Tolerance will broaden your horizons?" When I was a child, I was confused. Looking through the Modern Chinese Dictionary, we get the explanation of the word tolerance: "Be open, don't care, don't pursue it." Empty! Since then, there has been another doubt in the young mind.
Later, I went to Mituo Temple in Buddha Fragrant Hill, Wuning, Jiangxi, and saw the smiling chubby Maitreya Buddha and the meaningful couplets on both sides of him: "Laugh when you open your mouth, laugh at the past and laugh at everything; A big belly can accommodate you and the world. " At this time, I suddenly realized that tolerance is a kind of cheerful and open-minded; Tolerance is a profound accomplishment; Tolerance is a noble character. Tolerance is the breadth of the mind, beyond the century, beyond the universe, beyond people's imagination.
"A gentleman is virtuous and can tolerate black, while knowing can tolerate fools, but broad and shallow, refined and miscellaneous." This is Xunzi's incisive introduction. I think a gentleman is a gentleman because of tolerance! It is precisely because of this kind of tolerance that Cao Cao will set fire to the loyalty tables of those soldiers and forgive their mistakes; Li Shimin will reuse Wei Zhi, the old minister of the Prince, and forget the past; Min Zikai will kneel down to plead for his stepmother and will not pursue grievances. Most people who achieved great things in ancient times have the tolerance of "remembering people's strengths and forgetting people's shortcomings", which will leave a good reputation in people's hearts.
Tolerance is really simple, but how many people can put it into action in reality? When someone makes an unintentional mistake, say "it doesn't matter"; When others offend interests, say "I don't mind"; When others disagree, say, "It's nothing." Although everyone can say these words, how many people can plant them deeply in their hearts? How many people in the world will blush for the bumps on the bus? How many people fight to the death for petty profits in business? How many people abandon Sven for the difference in academic qualifications? Did these people think of tolerance at that moment?
Our world is rich and colorful, everyone is an independent individual, and no one can impose their own thoughts and actions on others. We must live under the same sky. If human beings want to be harmonious, they must learn to be tolerant. For example, the Buddha in Mituo Temple opened his mind and accepted everything in the world with a smile. At this time, the heart is thicker than the ground and wider than the sky. Oh, it turns out that forgiving others is liberating yourself. The childhood confusion of "taking a step back" has become clear.
Tolerance, like a clear spring, douses the fire of resentment; Like a breeze blowing away jealousy; Like a bonfire, warm and indifferent heart. When you take a step back, you will see the endless sky and the endless sea. Let's enjoy this refreshing retreat.