Quote of the Day
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Arab Proverb
They say one of the most critical skills in life is no other than the skill to think critically. We as humans compartmentalize; it is how we make sense of things, manage the insane amount of information that we're bombarded with, and decide about an endless number of issues we're faced with throughout our lives. It's easy to let this compartmentalization - the thoughtless use of initial associations - take over, and let our thoughts and actions just follow suit.
STOP!
We're better than the kid who hates all adults because mom refused to give him candy for dinner. We're better than the old lady who won't sit next to an African American boy on the subway because she grew up in an era marked by misconceptions and open segregation. We're also better than the minds that decided to represent a nation - all the multitude included in it - with a single word. We're better than the "savages" our minds often try to make us into by searching for quick fixes, low fences, and easy ways out of thinking through problems, putting effort into our thoughts, words, and actions, and looking beyond first impressions, others' "truths" and the norm.
We're better than what we give ourselves credit for, so why not embrace that.
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