Patience and tolerance initially appear to be relatively
similar; however, upon closer examination, they are actually quite different
experiences. According to some psychologists, patience and tolerance are both
personality traits that occur on continuums (meaning you have a high or low level).
Patience is ability to keep calm and collected under trying
conditions. It is a willing response that can be quite difficult for some individuals
to maintain. Tolerance, on the other hand, is the
willingness to put up with a certain amount of something or to accept differences and
incongruities.
Someone who is patient may be willing to
listen to someone who has an opposing viewpoint, but they may not be willing to accept
what that person has to say. However, someone who is tolerant would be willing to
accept the other person's beliefs and "put up with them" even if they are contradictory
to one's own views.
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