Tolerance In The Book Night By Elie Wiesel

During the lives of two very intelligent and popular leaders, they shared their perspective on how we can look at our own beliefs and prepare ourselves to be more tolerant. President John F. Kennedy said that “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” He is basically saying that there is no need for us to enforce our core beliefs onto others, but rather accept people for who they are and not try and change them. The Dalai Lama expressed that “In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” His point is that if we can accept someone who we might deem an enemy or someone we do not like, that is the best way for us to learn tolerance. Understanding yourself, …show more content…
Some people who are deeply religious and set on the belief structure of their own religion, do not respect others religious beliefs. Hitler was intolerant of Jews for their religious beliefs and thought they were the true root of all evil. “Annihilate an entire people? Wipe out a population dispersed throughout so many nations? So many millions of people?” A quote from the book Night by Elie Wiesel referencing how Hitler killed millions of innocent human beings due to his own …show more content…
Looking around the world we see that there are a great many roadblocks that stand in the way of progress to make our world a more tolerant place to live. It is going to take more than education to achieve these lofty goals. It will be necessary for this new generation to begin practicing all of the aspects of tolerance while finding better ways to effectively communicate with one another. Not until we start to look outside ourselves and take the time to care more for others will we begin to see a more tolerant