Lessons from Nature

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Nature is our greatest, wisest and noblest teacher. A tree, flower, leaf, sun, pets, wild animals and everything around will teach us something. Only thing we should have to look into and be ready to learn.

“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.” – William Wordsworth

Path to success is not straight forward. There will be many twists and turns. Be adaptable, be flexible and be tolerant to win the face of difficult odds.   

Tolerance is as simple as trying to accept the fact the we live in the world of different opinions or behaviors that we don't necessarily agree with. Very often, we feel unsafe or threatened  because some one else express a opinion that is very different from ours. We need to learn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable in order to grow.  In many cases  tolerance results in increased understanding, better relationships and improved behavior.

[Note : Tolerance should not be confused with toleration] 

May be an image of nature and tree

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