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We humans cant seem to agree on anything. When we disagree, we become so emotional that dialogue becomes futile. We refuse to listen except to what we think will strengthen our arguments, or diminish the opponents. Until we can enter a conversation without preconceived conclusions itd be very difficult to even agree to disagree. I sometimes wonder what and where the truth is. Youd think that being an eye-witness to an incident would grant your narrative authority over the narrative of outsiders, but thats not true. Because even as an eye-witness your narratives will be biased. Your perspectives will have been shaped by the information youve been raised on, the newspapers youve read, the people whove taught you. The experiences youve never had will also shape your opinions. You see the incident unfolding in a certain way. Your neighbor from across the street will see it in another. So who has a monopoly on the truth? How do we know what is true? Because nobody seems to agree on anything. There is one thing though, that I think nobody can disagree on. Something I know to be absolutely true. And that is that every body is going to die. At this stage, then, the wisest thing anybody can do, in our own particular ways, is to prepare for the certainty of death.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:41:51 +0000

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