The rebuilding of civilization arduous and impossible without tolerance. Discuss. (Tolerance)
This essay highlights the importance of tolerance promoting peaceful co-existence in the world.. Forster says that everybody is talking about reconstruction, architects, contractors, international commissioners, marketing board, etc., want to rebuild the cities and politicians and statesmen want to build a new world order or a new western civilization. But there is a famous text:
Except the lord build the house they labour in vain who built it.
Forster says that if people want to reconstruct a new world they must be inspired by the proper spirit and there must be the proper spirit in people whom they are working.
A sound foundation for the creation of new world is a sound state of mind. According to the famous historian Dr. Toynbee: Unless we have a sound state of mind and a right psychology, we cannot construct or reconstruct anything that will endure.
People do not, at present mind to live in the ugly house. They demand comfort but they are indifferent to civic beauty. People do not have any aesthetic sense All the people agree on this point that there most be a sound state of mind before diplomacy or economics or trade conferences can work.
Now the question is what is that proper spirit or what is the sound state of mind.
According to some people that state of mind is love. According to Forster, love is greater force in private life but it does not work in public affairs, tolerance is needed for the reconstruction of civilization. It has been tried throughout history.
But it has always failed. The idea is that men must love one another.
Forster also gives views of different people from history. People like St. Paul and Dante have not been in favour of tolerance. But great men like Ashoka, Eramus, Montaigne, John Locke, and Goethe have recommended tolerance. Tolerance should not be taken as weakness but a virtue
This essay highlights the importance of tolerance promoting peaceful co-existence in the world.. Forster says that everybody is talking about reconstruction, architects, contractors, international commissioners, marketing board, etc., want to rebuild the cities and politicians and statesmen want to build a new world order or a new western civilization. But there is a famous text:
Except the lord build the house they labour in vain who built it.
Forster says that if people want to reconstruct a new world they must be inspired by the proper spirit and there must be the proper spirit in people whom they are working.
A sound foundation for the creation of new world is a sound state of mind. According to the famous historian Dr. Toynbee: Unless we have a sound state of mind and a right psychology, we cannot construct or reconstruct anything that will endure.
People do not, at present mind to live in the ugly house. They demand comfort but they are indifferent to civic beauty. People do not have any aesthetic sense All the people agree on this point that there most be a sound state of mind before diplomacy or economics or trade conferences can work.
Now the question is what is that proper spirit or what is the sound state of mind.
According to some people that state of mind is love. According to Forster, love is greater force in private life but it does not work in public affairs, tolerance is needed for the reconstruction of civilization. It has been tried throughout history.
But it has always failed. The idea is that men must love one another.
Forster also gives views of different people from history. People like St. Paul and Dante have not been in favour of tolerance. But great men like Ashoka, Eramus, Montaigne, John Locke, and Goethe have recommended tolerance. Tolerance should not be taken as weakness but a virtue
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