Martin Luther King Jr. once said “I have a dream…..,” and his dream was for people to be tolerant one one another, regardless of their skin color, religion, and beliefs. Tolerance can be describe many different ways. Three words that describe tolerance are open-mindedness, compassion, and understanding. The first word that describes tolerance is open-mindedness. Open-mindedness is defined as the willingness to listen and to consider other people's ideas and suggestions.This relates to tolerance because if you are able to keep an open mind about something such as same sex marriage, and tolerate it even if you are straight, then that means that you are willing to keep an open mind about something and tolerate certain behaviors even if you don’t
