Under spread the fire of terrorism that hit all over the world; comes International Day for Tolerance which approved the UN to know to make us rethink the true meaning of tolerance and is it enough to celebrate one day a year, or should the world reconsider the deployment of a culture of tolerance for benefit of mankind. Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human. It is fostered by knowledge, openness, and communication, freedom of thought, and conscience and belief. Tolerance is harmony in difference. It is not only a moral duty; it is also a political and legal requirement. Tolerance, the virtue that makes peace possible, contributes to the replacement of the culture of war by a culture of peace. The UN General Assembly in 1996 officially adopted Nov. 16 as the International Day for Tolerance and called on all its members to celebrate it every year. It has been confirmed by the Declaration of Principles adopted by the General Assembly that tolerance is the only thing that guarantees the survival of humanity as long as diversity is inherent to human existence. The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova was keen to focus on correcting the misunderstood concept of tolerance when she said: "Tolerance does not mean indifference toward others, nor does it embrace and accept all beliefs, patterns or behavior without any reservation, but it also doesn't imply lowering one's beliefs or intention to complacency, it neither means arrogance, nor carries any indication that a tolerant person is higher of any person." It seems that the focus on "the concept" of tolerance is part of the efforts to disseminate culture, as some communities consider tolerance as a way of vulnerability or surrender. The possibility of confusion between meanings of tolerance and other negative concepts, only calls for the need to work on the educational level to preach the essence of tolerance and its necessity, so it was a pivotal role of UNESCO in this regard, this was also noted by the UNESCO Director in her speech, as she celebrates the UN Secretary General's initiative, "Education First", which also reinforces the importance of the role of governments in the adoption of the meanings set out in the UN Declaration on Principles of tolerance through educational systems and this necessarily requires reconsideration of the curriculum that nourishes the youth's spirits with intolerance, narrow-mindedness and hatred. It should be clear to all that both human survival and development demand tolerance, which is required at this time more than ever, especially since the world is widening, getting more expensive and changing around the clock. As the true challenges stand in front of the sovereignty of the meanings of tolerance that are reflected by the growing economic and social pressures, there are great opportunities for it such as the revolution of communications that made what's "local" a "click" away from what's "global" according to the message of the Secretary-General today. Tolerance is one step ahead for a better tomorrow, it's a healthy way to live, that guarantees peace, love and unity to the whole world; it's sad to see that parts of our communities tend to put their pride first, which only grows into hatred and racism. In order to generate public awareness, it's best to believe that celebrating this amazing day will one day affects us as whole.
