Learn tolerance from the sharp-tongued.

Author: Rong Xiaoge
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: Tagore once said, "The more people blame me, the stronger I become. The more I face harsh people, the more I learn to be tolerant." Because harsh people can sometimes be a mirror for self-reflection. We can see our own once-harsh faces in them, and thus understand the longing for tolerance from those who have been harshed against. Balzac once wrote, "All noble saints in the world can endure the harshness and insults of ordinary people." In fact, sometimes, harsh people are more useful than those who pretend to be accommodating. Because their words, though sharp, are all truths, and their behavior, though harsh, can teach you tolerance as a result.