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It will also help you to be tolerant. Life is a compromise, and to accept it on that term adds to your own peace of mind and enjoyment. A man is entitled to his opinion; tolerance is respecting this opinion without believing or sharing it. Respect for another's point of view will always enlarge your own. As Voltaire said, "I do not agree with a word you say but I shall defend to the death your right to say it." Toler- ance is getting rid of prejudice and hatred. It is trying to establish the true relationship between situations on an im- personal basis. It is a good quality to practice and pays big dividends. Tolerance will also aid you in getting rid of van- ity. The world was here when you came. It will be here when you are gone. You cannot change it. You cannot reform it. In fact you can not change anything but your attitude towards it. Adjust yourself to the world as you find it. Enter into your selling with a spirit of sportsmanship. Train your- self to enjoy it and things will come your way. Under tolerance as a means to develop the power of charm it will pay you to exercise your sense of humor. Train your- self to laugh. Do not take things or people too seriously and by no means, yourself. Welcome irritations and they lose their "bite." If the prospect is uncivil, give it no thought. Do not even consider it. Laugh it off. After all, it is not a man's action that troubles you, it is the thought and con- sideration that you give him. Maintain a sense of humor. It will relax you, and this means peace of mind and efficiency. |
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