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Thinking Is a Lot Harder Once We Realize There Is No Right or Wrong
It’s just the same thing viewed from different perspectives.
Have you ever wondered why some people will never understand you no matter how hard you try to explain things?
They disagree with your logic all the time — they never seem to get your point and it’s almost like they’re hell bent on opposing all your opinions.
You’d say, “If only they understood things from my point of view, the world will become a better place.”
No it won’t.
Because first of all, you’re also not “trying” to understand things from their own point of view.
Two things can be true at the same time and I’ve noticed the public having a huge problem understanding this concept.
Just because you believe in something doesn’t mean your next door neighbor who doesn’t hold the same belief is an idiot.
We learn to think there’s ever one right way of seeing things.
Sometimes things are not totally black or white. Binary thinking is prone to mental errors and after all is said and done, you’ll discover that the answer is usually grey.
