Would you prefer tolerance to love? Give reasons for your preference.
Ans:
E.M.
Forster’s essay “Tolerance” expresses the argument in favour of
tolerance. Though morality teaches us that we should love one another,
yet practically each two of us are the hidden or open enemies of each
other. Theoretically, the Christian civilizations of the Middle Ages
(the period in European history between antiquity and the Renaissance,
often dated from A.D. 476 to 1453 in particular but from AD 500 to 1500
in general) tried again and again to spread love among mankind
but practically they failed in their mission.
Similarly, the French Revolution (1789-1799) tried theoretically to propagate love among human beings but practically it also failed in the actualization of its motto. So love, though a great force in private life, is ineffective in public affairs. Instead of giving publicity to love, we should teach all nations, business concerns and marketing boards to tolerate eagh other and likewise a man in Portugal to tolerate a man in Peru. We chant sentimental songs of love and the world goes on as inimical as before, if we tolerate our opponents, we are sure to avoid any type of war and thus enjoy peaceful co-existence.
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