Cheaper air travel and the Internet have made the world seem a much smaller place and we are increasingly brought into contact with people from many different ethnicity，religious backgrounds，languages，cultures and belief systems．You can see this every day on TV，on the news，in newspapers，out and about in society，etc．To feel comfortable about people whom we encounter means that we must feel comfortable about ourselves and this means accepting ourselves for what we are．
    When we get to learn about others and respect our similarities and our differences^ we get to learn so much more about the world and about ourselves and this helps us to grow spiritually．It also opens the doors to many other opportunities，whether they are friendships，work prospects，travel possibilities or a wider understanding of the world in which we live．
    There are many things we can do to move towards accepting other people's opinions and respecting our differences，Tolerance is the key but you can still maintain your own identity and still have valid viewpoints．Remember，even identical twins have their own individual experiences and opinions and you probably don't agree with everything your parents say but does that necessarily compromise you？
    At a very basic level，we should treat others with the same degree of respect as we would like to be treated ourselves．We should embrace our differences，not be afraid of them and we should never judge a person on our first impression which is often about how he or she looks．Taking time to get to know the person within is a far better indicator than pre judging him or her on appearances alone．
    Communication isn't simply about talking．In fact，some of the best communicators on the world stage tend to be Less "vocal" than we might think they'd need to be effective communicators．Take time to listen to others opinions and acknowledge them and also be confident to express your own．Listening to others1 opinions doesn't mean you have to deviate （背離）from your own firmly-held viewpoint，although an opinion against your own cart sometimes make you think about things in a different light．This is all part of a maturing of the mind．

Accepting Other People's Differences
Reasons	The world is getting smaller so that we come across more and more various people，which we can see in the （1） media media ，out and about in society each day．
Benefits	We have a better （2） knowledge/understanding/comprehension knowledge/understanding/comprehension of the world and ourselves，starting a process of spiritual development． We are more （3） likely likely to better ourselves in many aspects．
（4） Tips/Advice/Suggestions/Ways Tips/Advice/Suggestions/Ways	More importantly，we should tolerate others without （5） losing losing our own identity．
	We should show （6） respect respect for others as we want．
	We should be willing to accept differences instead of （7） fearing fearing them．
	We should （8） attach attach more importance to what's inside one's heart than his/her appearance．
	Excellent （9） communicators communicators should be good at Listening and expressing their own views （10） confidently confidently ．