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Intolerance and Ignorance
4/24/2006 7:00 pm Last Read: |
Recently I listened to The Camel Club by David Baldacci. Because of my tight schedule I listen to a lot of audio books. I love fiction and have found this to be a great way to keep up on my reading. One of the characters made a very interesting comment on intolerance and ignorance that I found worth noting. I will not get the quote exact because I was listening to it and not reading, but it was something like, "I have found that ignorance and intolerance go hand in hand. You seldom find one without the other." That made me think a lot. What a very true statement. I can not personally think of an example where I found one without the other. I live in the heart of intolerance for different types of people. This intolerance is accompanied by an ignorance about the differences and the similarities of these people to themselves. It has bothered me ever since I was a child. I have always had friends of every conceivable religion and race. I was always interested in the differences in belief and customs of people different than myself. Then I got to thinking of things here in Blogland. I do not want to start anything with anyone, but just remind everyone that when you are intolerant of others you may in fact be showing an ignorance of the other person. Maybe they believe differently than you because they come from different circumstances. The other person may not be able to be like you. It does not mean they disrespect you or that you disrespect them it just means you are different. We should all learn from these differences and not just denounce people different from ourselves. Just something to think about. Two more quotes: "To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant. " Alcott, Amos Bronson "The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about." Dyer, Wayne |
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 4/24/2006 8:02 pm |
Good post For newcomers and not so newcomers. Arm yourself with knowledge
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