Gentle Whispers

          I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, but I’ve decided this year to make an exception.  I think for my own sanity I need a new attitude for dealing with those whose opinions I disagree with.  I’m going to apply what I’m calling the six/nine approach.  Imagine you have a large cutout number “6” laying on the ground at your feet.  Now, imagine someone standing directly opposite of your position; from their perspective it is a number “9”.  You both draw different conclusions about what you are seeing, but it’s the same object.  You are both correct; neither of you is wrong but your perspectives bring you different conclusions.  Now, if they claim they see a “4”, give them the benefit of the doubt that they just need to have a lens adjustment, but if they claim it’s a “3” you’ll know they aren’t basing their conclusion in reality.
     A meme that appeared in my Facebook feed said, “What if I told you the left wing and the right wing belong to the same bird?”  A bird cannot fly with only one wing; it will lay on the ground and exhaust itself going in circles.  Both wings, working together are needed for flight.  We are all part of the same bird, so we need to accept that reaching different conclusions doesn’t prevent us from working together.  We are many but in the end, we are all part of the One.
Peace,  Roy Montgomery
 








 
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