Different isn’t wrong. It’s just a view from somewhere you haven’t stood yet.
REFLECTION
WHAT THIS MEANS
A disagreement usually begins as a difference in vantage, not in honesty. The person who irritates you grew up under different rules, with different things to be afraid of, and their conclusions follow from that position. Calling it wrong saves you the trouble of finding out where they are standing. It also guarantees you learn nothing.
Next time something somebody does strikes you as plainly incorrect, ask what it would take for that to make sense. Then ask them, if you can do it without an edge in your voice. Some answers you will still reject, now for better reasons.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Whose way of living have you labeled wrong too quickly?
MORE IN MEANING & PERSPECTIVE
- Migrating birds stop to refuel along the way. A pause on a long trip isn’t failure. It’s part of the route.
- The best moments don’t last and neither do the worst. Hold both a little more loosely.
- People rarely talk about their job titles at their kitchen table. They talk about the people they worked with.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.