symbols wrote:AlphDoti wrote:
I'm glad you're seeking knowledge. I just want to apeal to you to act on the knowledge that you'll gain. I did the same as you do right now, and I was not the same again...
All you need is open mind and open heart because and open heart-mind can receive anything.
If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything. - Malcolm X
I'll diverge a little to ask an open question.I find this to be an interesting paradox.How open should one be?At what point do you receive enough to stand for something.That implies at some point you close yourself off.Question is how do you determine the base and is it universal because for me the alternative would be subjectivity.
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” Albert Einstein
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” George Bernard Shaw
“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.” Frank Zappa
“Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut.” Jodi Picoult
“If someone is able to show me that what I think or do is not right, I will happily change, for I seek the truth, by which no one was ever truly harmed. It is the person who continues in his self-deception and ignorance who is harmed.” Marcus Aurelius
“It's okay to disagree with the thoughts or opinions expressed by other people. That doesn't give you the right to deny any sense they might make. Nor does it give you a right to accuse someone of poorly expressing their beliefs just because you don't like what they are saying. Learn to recognize good writing when you read it, even if it means overcoming your pride and opening your mind beyond what is comfortable.” Ashly Lorenzana