You have been taught that rightness is a settled question. You do not take time to discuss the questions at hand. In this way, you have no responsibility for inconsistencies.
You seem very adept at designating those things that are forbidden to us. It seems that the commitment to be wise is a commitment to NOT participate in many things. This seclusion makes good sense because many things exist that are unsustainable. You argue that to live by the allowances of freedom is to live reckless and without boundaries.
The danger in your belief is not so much that you shy away from detrimental activity but that you decline from any risk at all. To suspend the finality of your judgments long enough to investigate a reality and explore new information is to admit that you do not know everything—that maybe your past lack of participation was mistaken. You continue in your current understanding because you do not want to be wrong.
Rightness, in truth, is a social construction rooted in the norms of the group. The discussion of rightness is a discussion of sustainability and the long-term responsibility we all assume for the decisions we make today.
You must always remain open to integrating new information. Take responsibility for your decisions. Learn from them. But, do not define yourself by the information or the decisions. Being open to new information means being open to being wrong, accepting the consequences, and moving forward with the lesson learned. In this way, you are never condemned to be what your previous choices were. You are always learning. You have the opportunity to change.
This perspective is difficult because it requires that you allow others to change. It may also extend to a worldview that is less permanent than is comfortable. But, the reward is in the discovery and integration of lessons that add to your development of self. You will find that you engage more authentically, you explore with more wonder, and you genuinely appreciate people and ideas.
You seem very adept at designating those things that are forbidden to us. It seems that the commitment to be wise is a commitment to NOT participate in many things. This seclusion makes good sense because many things exist that are unsustainable. You argue that to live by the allowances of freedom is to live reckless and without boundaries.
The danger in your belief is not so much that you shy away from detrimental activity but that you decline from any risk at all. To suspend the finality of your judgments long enough to investigate a reality and explore new information is to admit that you do not know everything—that maybe your past lack of participation was mistaken. You continue in your current understanding because you do not want to be wrong.
Rightness, in truth, is a social construction rooted in the norms of the group. The discussion of rightness is a discussion of sustainability and the long-term responsibility we all assume for the decisions we make today.
You must always remain open to integrating new information. Take responsibility for your decisions. Learn from them. But, do not define yourself by the information or the decisions. Being open to new information means being open to being wrong, accepting the consequences, and moving forward with the lesson learned. In this way, you are never condemned to be what your previous choices were. You are always learning. You have the opportunity to change.
This perspective is difficult because it requires that you allow others to change. It may also extend to a worldview that is less permanent than is comfortable. But, the reward is in the discovery and integration of lessons that add to your development of self. You will find that you engage more authentically, you explore with more wonder, and you genuinely appreciate people and ideas.
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