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The Art of Acceptance

God created man and He granted freedom to every man and
woman. In terms of freedom there is no difference between
people, so everyone tries to exercise his freedom. This may create
conflict between different groups. The above teaching gives us a
practical formula by which to run our society smoothly: the art
of acceptance.
Acceptance is not simply a matter of adjustment. It also has
great wisdom. When you follow the culture of acceptance, you
foster many good values in your personality, for example, positive
thinking, giving respect to others, establishing your dignity,
impacting upon others as a mature person, showing that you are
a person of high thinking. Then you prove that you are free of
tension, free of hate, free of intolerance, free of negativity, and
so on.

The art of acceptance means the art of difference
management or the art of peaceful adjustment.

The art of acceptance is the art of development in terms of
spirituality and in terms of thinking. When you accept others,
you save yourself from distraction. When you accept others, you
invite them to open up opportunities for you. When you accept
others, it is a silent request to them to do the same as done by
you.

The art of acceptance is intimately related to the art of living.
Successful living in this world is not possible unless this formula
is followed. In short, accept others and others will be compelled
to accept you.

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