In the mirror
POSTED AT 04:21 PM
When I first heard the phrase 'intolerant of the intolerant', I was fascinated at having found a phrase to describe people that were… well, intolerant of those who were not tolerant. Thus, they became the very thing they were fighting against. Being in India, which is a secular country, tolerance is a highly appreciated trait. I guess it could be the same in many other places as well.
It is amazing, however, how we become intolerant of those who do not hold the same views us - even if it is views on tolerance...
The reason I am revisiting this whole thing is, I am struggling with intolerance towards those who do not think like me; who are not being broad-minded, kind, socially-minded, proud (to the extent of looking down on others), and on and on… I have become intolerant and unkind towards them, and proud of the fact that I am not like them. I am doing the very thing that I do not want others to do; I am being the very thing that I don't want to be.
Is this another moment of struggle in my life where I am exposed to myself? A kind of a coming face to face with one-self? It is yet again time to rely on His grace; to allow Him to break me and make me... Yet again... It is not easy. But I do hope I would emerge reflecting Him a little better...
