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It's important to be tolerant

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The more privileged we are, the more spoiled we are, and the less tolerant we become.

I thought I was tolerant until I recently walked past a rubbish collection point with a friend.

The first thing I did was cover my nose and hold my breath.

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I was so annoyed by the smell that I said to my friend: 'It's really smelly! Let's walk faster.'

Ironically, there was a middle-aged worker eating her dinner in the shelter which was full of rubbish and flies.

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I felt so bad. I could never stay at a rubbish collection point, not to mention eating there.

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