Danang Kristiawan’s framing of “cheap tolerance,” “negative tolerance” and “costly tolerance” and how these operate in Indonesia is helpful to me (“Costly Tolerance Pays Well,”
I was helping at a drive-through food distribution. Before the line started, the Catholic Sister who coordinated things called all the volunteers together to thank them and pray. As she spoke encouragement, I thought, “It is good that we’re doing this. It’s infuriating that we have to.”
Slowing down and thinking can be our friend, along with a good dose of being thankful for what we already have.
