The biggest challenge of our times is is intellectual laziness - it is the unwillingness to really think for ourselves, to create informed and nuanced opinions, to expose ourselves to diverse views and to be willing to explore the new and unfamiliar. The result of this is us making choices on auto-pilot rather than consciously. Which in turn leads to massive group-think, choosing the path of least resistance and several pointless conversations (which dont lead us to the truth but rather insult each other) This is probably from the way we are educated (where we just have to exercise memory), what we consume (trashy entertainment), where we spend our time (shopping in the malls or package tours), what we read (entertainment promotional features i.e. newspapers) and so on..... And this affects the quality of our lives (where we find ourselves stuck in jobs / cities / choices that we dont want but put up with), it affects our ability to create a change (both in ourselves and the world) and it affects how much of the richness of the world can we absorb and engage with. So let us start flexing our mental muscles - reading unfamiliar stuff, forming informed opinions, engaging with people we disagree, questioning status quo and living with creative unrest in our lives. Ignorance is not bliss. It is an excuse.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 03:43:41 +0000
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