Critical Thinking

By nature, I tend to be very critical of others. Well, I decided a few months ago that I no longer want to find myself getting all worked up over someone else's issues or values. I even asked my husband to hold me accountable, and to call me out if he notices me beginning to go down this path. Everyone has a right to live their own life the way that they want, and to think the way that they want. As long as their choices aren't intruding on my livelihood, I don't have a problem with them.

I think the fact that we all see things differently is part of what makes the world so beautiful. It's tough sometimes for me to accept the fact that we live in a world where everyone who looks a certain way is automatically expected to think a certain way or behave a certain way. But such is life I guess. It's so unfortunate that in many cases, the same group of people that gets offended when a sweeping generalization is made about them is the same group that resorts to name-calling or casting someone off as irrelevant, naive or uninformed if their way of thinking differs from the majority of said group. Quite a conundrum.

Sharing dissenting opinions in the form of friendly banter can be fun most of the time. I just want to ensure that I don't go down the path that leads to self-righteousness, and a feeling that my opinions are far-superior to others that disagree with me. Different does not always mean better.