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Peaceful Interfaith Dialogue

English book, p. 11

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

MASTERING THE ART OF DIFFERENCE MANAGEMENT are negatively affected by another person’s disrespectful behaviour, your mental equilibrium will be upset. However, if you are emotionally untouched by such behaviour, your mind will fully retain its equilibrium, and without wasting a single moment, you will continue to perform your work in the normal way and thus be able to move ahead. A policy of tolerance or forbearance enhances your efficacy, while intolerant behaviour reduces it. Tolerance is not an act of compulsion. On the contrary, it is a positive principle of life, expressing the noble side of a person’s character. The existence of tolerant human beings in a society is like the blooming of flowers in a garden. This is relevant for harmonious relations between members of different communities and adherents of varying belief systems. MASTERING THE ART OF DIFFERENCE MANAGEMENT Today’s world is formed of plural societies. Plurality is a law of nature. Every society is plural today, and one can even say that every family is plural! Studies show that every human being is unique. Therefore, members of any human group, be they of the same culture or different cultures, are bound to exhibit differences in tastes, habits, ideas, likes, and dislikes. What should be done in such a situation? How can one establish normal relationships and live peacefully with those

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