You may feel open-minded today and ready to embrace concepts that are utterly foreign to you. Even if you have never expressed any focused interest in other societies, cultures, lifestyles, or environments, you may find yourself perusing the shelves of a local library or bookstore in order to increase your knowledge of the world. A strong craving for novel experiences can prompt you to book an impromptu vacation in a far-flung land. If taking a journey is not an option that is open to you at this time, you may derive immense pleasure from spending time conversing with individuals whose backgrounds differ from your own. You may be surprised to discover today that as you learn, you grow more tolerant of that which falls outside the range of your experience.

The wider the borders of our mental landscapes, the better able we are to assimilate new information with a nonjudgmental and open-minded outlook that allows us to accept differences tolerantly. Early on in our lives, when we lacked worldly experience, it was easy to assume that other people thought, felt, and lived as we did. As we grew, we came to understand that our worldview was just one of many, and our eyes were opened accordingly to a new degree of acceptance. As we grow more expansive through learning, we are more apt to recognize others' rights to adopt whatever modes of living suit them best and, furthermore, can take pleasure in exploring the manner in which our ideologies diverge. As you study foreign worldviews today, you will find you become increasingly tolerant as your knowledge base becomes more refined.