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1. Speech is a great blessing, but it can also be a great cur, for, while it
helps us to make our intentions and desires known to our fellows, it can also, if
we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misund erstood. A slip of
the tongue, these of an unusual word, or of an ambiguous word and so on,
may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different
classes of people use different vocabularies, and the ordinary speech of an
educated man ma y strike an uneducated listener as showing pride; unwittingly
we may use a word, which bears a different meaning to our listeners form
what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly
without though, but one, which demands careful handling. Only a fool will
express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men.
2. Men are not made in the same mould, like a lot to bricks. It would have
ill-suited the wants of the world if it had been so. Consequently, even in the
same country, men differ in disposition, and inclination and manners, and
opinion, more probably than they do in face or form. And between the people
of different countries the contract is even more striking. We have then, also,
different sentiments, different sym pathies, different hopes, different ways
altogether. It will always be so. So long as there are different minds, there
will be different views on all matters that admit of opinion. So long as there are
different degrees or latitude and longitude, as well as differing circumstances
there will be different interests different attachment and different habits. It
behoves us, therefore, to cultivate a generous spirit of forbearance towards
those, of whatever race, who may think differently and act differently, from
ourselves. Even though we may be convinced that they are wrong, if we know
them to be sincere, we should still bear with them and give them credit for their
sincerity.
This is the virtue of toleration or bearing with others when we may
differ from them, or may not like their ways. Toleration should be shown in all
differences of opinion on even the highest matters of life and death; and there it
is of more value than anywhere else. When we cannot agree with one about a
point of science, or philosophy, or faith, we can at least agree to differ from hi,
and there is an end. We must always remember that we are all likely to make
mistakes and possess weaknesses, and that we ourselves need the same
forbearance and sympathy. We are, besides, all of the same human brotherhood,
and should, “like brothers, agree”.
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