Acceptance not only brings people together, it also increases your
wisdom and understanding of the world around you. If you are accepting of
other’s cultures and religions, even if they don’t agree with your own, you can
learn about many new ideas and even meet fascinating people. While the other
virtues we’ve learned in class are about bettering your own mental capacity and
trying to bring happiness to yourself or even the gods, acceptance is a virtue
that brings unity and peace to not only yourself but to every human being around
you. Hate and ignorance towards other people who are different than you are the
reason for war, genocide, racism, hate crimes and terrorism all across our
world. To be completely and genuinely accepting, is to be understanding of
someone’s actions even if they seem strange, scary or wrong. Acceptance can
make our world a little less hateful and violent. Although it may take some
time and patience to master this virtue, it is a wonderful value that everyone
needs to learn.
A virtue is a character trait that is morally excellent, righteous
or good. A virtue is something that we are not born with, it is something we
must acquire and learn over time. Acceptance definitely follows this
definition. Acceptance is good for everyone everywhere. No one on earth can say
that being able to accept someone the way they are is a bad thing. It is good
for the sake of allowing people to practice their religion safely or allowing
someone to marry who they love. Acceptance lets people have the basic human rights
they deserve without infringement or harassment. Everyone in the world deserves
to do what makes him or her feel happy and safe. Also, acceptance is not
something that we are born with; it is something that needs to be learned. It
is in our nature to be wary of others who are different than us. But, we can
learn to modify this so that we can create togetherness and harmony. This
virtue alone can change our society for the better.
1.
All acts that are peaceful and unify society are virtuous
2.
All acts of acceptance
are peaceful and unify society
3.
Therefore, all acts of acceptance are virtuous
I really like your post and topic. I agree with everything you had to say and I also think that acceptance is a acquired virtue and that your're not just born with it but then again I think that would also go along with other virtues. You're aren't born with virtuous characteristics.
ReplyDeleteI agree that acceptance is a virtue all should have! Being able to go beyond tolerating someone else's view's and ideas is something very hard to achieve but once people can learn and grow to accept others this world will be a better place. Acceptance is a great virtue to have and is something that will not only make your life more pleasant but those you accept as well. Good job!
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