Acceptance.... We know what it feels like. But many of us do not realize we do not give it. We like life to be comfortable. We like life to be predictable. So, we get very upset with those who don't fall in line. Such expectations are not only unrealistic, they are harmful. If we only knew how many individuals walk around with pain in their heart, the pain of rejection, the pain of feeling misunderstood, the pain of not fitting in. Our rejection or intolerance of them, of wanting them to be more like we think they should be, further harms them. Why do others have to fit our image of what they should be? What keeps us from accepting them for who they are? Do we fear someone different? Do we have an idea about life that everyone must adhere to? Are we rigid and threatened by others that differ from us? We need to be emotionally healthy before we are able to accept others for who they are. If we are not, we will see no problem in pushing others to become who we think they should be. And that is tragic...