Written by Scott Forbes, 21
Founder of Global Forum 40
‘Global Forum 40 – Sex Education for Young People Now!’

Scott Forbes is an amazing young man and an example of what you can do when you put your mind to it. He is a recent ‘Write Here, Write Now’ alumni and Global Changemaker, Scott is the founder of Global Forum 40, with the aim to educate young people around the world on the issues of sex education.

Scott recently  wrote the below piece for Al Watan, they even translated it into Arabic!

In today’s society tolerance is a trait that many people fail to possess, yet the need for it is something of real importance to the world we’re currently living in, given the vast range of cultures and religions that surround us as citizens today. Tolerance is essential to the development of becoming a global citizen, having a greater understanding of what’s actually going on around us, which includes displaying a higher level of respect to one another.

Tolerance is something most people find hard to comprehend. There are those who feel it’s somewhat shallow, overused and frequently misused, that it’s built upon assumption and doesn’t allow for people to come to their own interpretation other than forcing acceptance. I would argue that this isn’t the case, that there is a place for tolerance on the world stage. You may not agree with a certain decision, an opinion or a thought but with a little tact you learn to tolerate it and get by.

Living in an era of multiculturalism tolerating is something we do best, it’s the stepping stone to generating a dialogue between different cultures, learning new ideas and concepts that we may dismiss at first. But with time we adapt to them and respect that way of living, we ask questions and challenge ideas, we develop our knowledge and we create a shared understanding of values.

It’s about bridging gaps between communities and traditions, respecting one another’s individual beliefs and building a greater global tolerance, that will one day lead us down the right path to answering many of the social injustices that plague our society today.

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