Essay About Family: The Tolerant Of Diversity

Mature personalities are accepting and tolerant of diversity and the unknown. They are open-minded, have had many unique experiences and actively seek new experiences. This curiosity is often misinterpreted as irresponsible and dangerous.
Samantha: “When our girls were 7 and 10 years old, we took them out of school to move to Costa Rica for a year. When we returned to our home town, our girls could speak fluent Spanish and they made friends with some of the Spanish-speaking children. Two years later, Jack, my husband and I started planning another long adventure, this time to Asia. The other parents accused us of being irresponsible and dangerous parents. ‘Your girls have been bitten by monkeys and they’ve eaten donkey. That’s not normal!’

When I watch t.v., I always have my tablet on my lap to check things online like the profiles of the actors, the dates of historical events, or the location of scenes. My wife and I were matching a movie where these guys were fist bumping each other. One of the guys said ‘fist me harder,’ and the other guy said dryly ‘dude.’ I didn’t get the joke and so I entered ‘fist me harder’ in the search engine. I was surprised when I saw the video. I started to laugh, because I got the joke and the scene was so bizarre. My wife was shocked, so I also acted disgusted, but it was too late. It’s been two months and she is still not over it. She thinks I have some weird fetish.”
Finding solitude is difficult, but not impossible. First, take advantage of every chance you get to be alone to explore and experience something different. Relish the three hour lay-over at the airport, the 45 minute wait in the dentist’s office, the cancelled meeting, the friend who is always an hour late, and the 12 hour flight. Use this time to read the newspapers left in the café, to page through the out-dated magazines in the waiting room, pick up and read the back jacket of as many books as you can in the bookstore, or just surf the