WHAT A STRANGE IDEA-to stop my continuous comparison/condemnation/criticism of other's opinions and action. How else can I evaluate right from wrong, good from bad?
What if -
...we are all...everyone of us...wrong?
The question seems to quash any hope of learning, working, functioning, and growing together toward building a better community. But there is a very basic solution.
Listen
At first glance, a simple concept, but to listen without the pre-bias of my own agendized mission of coercing/encouraging another to my point of view? Well that seemed not only impossible, but probably undesirable-
...until I tried it.
It works for me, so I encourage you in one respectful request:
Listen and consider before you decide if my story is of value.
For a society, polarized times are perilous times. When opposing factions take on a character guided by preconception and misinformation, finding a middle ground of any sort is particularly difficult. In such times, the need to step back and take a more centered; unopinionated look at things should become an imperative.
In UnMeasuring, Mark A Cornelius urges us to experience a paradigm shift with him. To do so requires us to dismantle our predisposed "Mindset of Measurment".
