It’s off the beaten path but here’s a little boy who fully accepted something he didn’t like but was willing to do it anyway…..
When I first saw the thread title, my first thoughts: "Define 'accept,'" and "define 'don't like'." There are things that are actually wrong- but many more things that are simply a matter of personal preference. As for the latter, if something does not affect me and no one else is being harmed, what another person does is none of my business. I might have an opinion- and probably won't express it unless asked- but all it is is my opinion. However, in recent years I've noticed a new approach to 'accept'- often, individuals do not want others to 'accept' whatever it is, but to actively put their seal-of-approval on it. In other words, instead of 'live and let live,' to expect people to say 'it is good' or 'it is right' even if we don't see it that way.
It is what it is, if people want to be billboards that is their choice and as Joanna Newton expresses as long as it does not involve me what do I care what other people do. Seems to me it is a generational thing, when I was a wee lad only gang members and military people got tattoos, it is like piercings of the body, a personal choice. As far as I am concerned let people do as they please, does not matter what I think, they gonna do what they gonna do.
Things that I don't like should be banned. In a more serious tone, tolerance used to mean that we would allow someone to live even if they did things that we didn't like. Today, it means that we must embrace that which we don't like.
Accepting things I do not like: I like about fifty percent of the things going on in thee world; I dislike about fifty percent of the things going on in the world. I like about fifty percent of the thinhgs going on in the Democratic party and dislike the other half. Same with republicans, about half and half. I likes about half the food there is to eat around my place and dislike the other half because I have a roommate. Can I accept these disliked halves? Some I can, some I can't. Some I have to accept, more or less so I go along to get along. Or something like that.
I usually don’t accept the things I dislike but I choose to ignore them if I can, many times I’m successful in not getting irritated but sometimes I get irked ha ha.
I Dislike the following : The word Woke - I rather sleep much as possible BLM - way over used - all lives matter -well unless your a serial killer Transgender - and all the other 50 ways to describe evolving sexes Tik Tok- use to be the sound of a clock Facebook - my face is in their book and wish it was not Illegal immigrants - people the US take in to raise Jab - this word is for finger poking someone in the eye - well to me at least Selfies -not so much the word, but the people who think the world is interested in how they look at any given moment. Titles that make the claim - You have been eating, reading, showering, sleeping , cooking, etc. all wrong - smirk- well its worked for me over 70 years Okay, out of coffee and must move along with day.
There are a whole lot of things that I like but to get to them I sometimes have to wade through the things I dislike. If one enjoys having a good clean barn, then one has to shovel a lot of crap to keep it that way.