Blogs Teach You Tolerance

Maybe not all blogs teach you tolerance and acceptance, that much is true. But I have noticed recently as I expand my blog reading that I have become more tolerant and accepting. Maybe not so full of myself and self-centred. Who am I trying to kid?

The blogs that I read are quite diverse. I learn to see the world through other people's eyes and appreciate what they are going through. I can even learn from their experiences. Let's see now. How about a few examples.

I've just started reading the blog of a Mormon family who are in Japan for a year. This is not something I would normally see myself doing, as I enjoy jokes about their religion, but their story is interesting and worth a browse. I've opened my mind somewhat. Don't think that I'll be taking up the religion though.

Then there is the Grumpy Editor and he is really funny. Much like an old coot in a rocking chair on the verandah. I love his humour and can see myself being just like him when I'm older. Bugger, I'm a lot like him now never mind when I'm older.

There's another blog which talks a lot about knitting (You know who you are). Hmmm, not a task that I have attempted for many a year but there is a style and substance that keeps me coming back. The knitting is in combination with programming and techie stuff. Quite a mixture.

I should make mention of a racy blog from New York, New York where all kinds of topics are mentioned. The blogger appears to be quite warmhearted and very honest and I can appreciate that. Maybe she lives her life in an entirely different manner to myself but I love to hear what's happening in her life. And she has a very supportive blogging community so it is great to hear what other people are saying also. The affinity that she shows her readers is something else.

And who can forget people that just try being "stoopid"? There's a bit of me in that blog, I can tell. More than a little bit at times as I have my share of clowning around.

If everyone is the world was the same as me I certainly wouldn't want to read their blogs. I wouldn't even want to live near them. Well, maybe. If I closed my ears to what everyone was saying and didn't open my mind I would certainly be narrowing my viewpoint. Get out there and read a few blogs. There are more than enough to go around. I've had a couple of IM sessions with fellow bloggers and shared many an email. I haven't met any bloggers that I didn't know already but one fellow blogger spotted me at the shopping mall. Most bloggers are personable. Bit like me really. And maybe they are a little more open-minded. And probably more so than when they first started blogging.