Tolerance certainly breeds peace but, wow, it's a difficult characteristic to master - and something I don't always excel at. However, I believe in a world of tolerance so it's imperative that I follow my own standard. Today was a small victory against my, at times, impenetrable hardheadedness. I was unquestionably correct in today's conflict, and what's more; the individual whom I confronted proceeded to hurl multiple, inappropriate, personal insults at me; entirely unprovoked. But still I kept my cool. I resisted the urge to forward the individual black and white evidence of the occasion of which they were now calling me a liar and 'clueless'. Instead, how did I react to this person's seething hatred dripping off every word of their emails? A simple reply:

"Good luck and best wishes with everything."

Oddly enough, that promptly and unexpectedly ended their digital tirade. What a splendidly simple, painless, and peaceful end to an otherwise miserable situation; I should have subscribed to this tolerance thing years ago.