Boo-Yah's

Something that fascinates/encourages me is our ability to change each others' minds. It doesn't happen very often. Consider this: it is not every day that you are in the middle of stating your point to a person about something he or she disagrees with you about, and they say, "You know what? You are right." In fact, I am pretty sure this has only happened to me a few times (from what I can remember). To be fair, I cannot recall too many instances when I was the one to abruptly change my mind about something as a result of an intense discussion. Of course, this does not take into account all the times my mind was changed, but pride kept me from saying anything. I will admit the times I have done this, it has always been a positive experience. There were no "I told you so's," or "Boo-Yah's." It is refreshing to allow myself the freedom to think from a different point of view, rather than relying on whatever my immediate instincts say. I cannot count the times I thought I knew something for sure, and it turned out to be wrong. Assurance is relative and doesn't necessarily reflect what is true. The thing I am most sure of is most likely different than whatever other people are most sure of. For me, it is that there is a God; for someone else it could be that there is no god. It doesn't matter how sure we both are; we are not both right, and the truth is not affected by our belief or disbelief in it. It is what it is. This is not to say there is no place for guts and instincts when it comes to deciding what to think about things, but I know that we don't set them aside nearly enough when it comes to really listening to each other. Sorry to go all "Oprah" on you.