Everything you do, say and feel are all coming from a place of conditioning. You are who you are because of your past experiences. New experiences can change how you feel tomorrow; so, it is possible to change your patterns you’ve developed your entire life when certain experiences warrant you questioning your belief system.
You must move forward understanding that your experiences and belief systems aren’t shared by everyone. Others have had different experiences that you haven’t. Perhaps they’ve had experiences contrary to yours and they’ve developed opposing views. You’ll never grow beyond where you are right now by never engaging with those of opposing opinions. Only communicating with those you agree with will only serve to concrete the beliefs you already have and leave no room for growth.
You only understand what “cold” is so well because you’ve experienced the opposite by way of heat. It’s called relativity. Doesn’t it only stand to reason that the best way to appreciate your own beliefs is to engage others who might oppose? If your only argument is to BE right, you’ll never open your mind enough to GET it right.
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