Of course I’m the center of the universe. I still believe the Earth is flat. How about that?
It takes raw courage to change one’s perspective, cuz one is so ‘wrapped up, rolled up’ as Liz Strauss puts it. And to look outside, one needs help and should be willing, rather than able, to identify and accept it when it arrives.
Someone, once in a while, will tell me what I did wrong and what I did right. Those are the people who do something for nothing.
While “it’s nicer to care about other people“, it’s also nice to feel grateful.
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It’s very difficult to change perspectives because most of the ones you reach are a direct result of your personality and your estimation of yourself - only when you’re confident about yourself can you have the courage to say you were wrong…
Hi Rans
I think I see what you’re saying — perspectives, some of which are born out of your personality, some out of an estimation of yourself — all of which build invisible walls, leading to a closed mind.
The paradox is that if I have a closed mind, I’ll never see it, but someone else can and will.
Then again, I think the keyword here is ‘willingness.’ Do I have the willingness to change? If I don’t have that, I’ll also not have the courage to say I was wrong. And I will continue to believe the Earth is flat.
Makes sense?
Totally