They say if you live long enough you will discover that life is truly an unending stream of learning, and that none of us, no matter how well put together, is the finished article.
A big part of growing up is the full realization that we all have to be circumspect in our dealings, and always leave room for us to be wrong. We must realize that our way is not the only way, and nobody made us the judge of public opinion. Hence, there is a need to desist from trying to superimpose our opinions on others, there is a need to always seek to hear the full story, and there is the extant need to comprehend that it is not in our place to judge anyone irrespective of what the rest of the world thinks. We live in an age where data is cheap with smartphones viral. This dual combination has translated to everyone as Senior Advocate of Common Sense and Lords of the Public Opinion realms. There is a knack by many to want to sound smart, the uncanny desire by many to proof a point and to come out of a keypad argument unscathed; almost as if their livelihood stems from this.
To know but choose to be silent when you realize that it is pointless sharing is pure wisdom. To give another several benefits of the doubt understanding that just maybe there is an underlying reason to their actions is the hallmark of maturity. To resist the urge to want to critique when that seems like the most plausible thing to do is leadership. To allow yourself to be wrong and admit same is what it means to have 'grown balls.' To have a conversation with the sole intent to understand as opposed to the need to share is a show of communication strength. To ditch your standpoint for a superior argument and canvass the cause of that superior knowledge is true growth. Life will always teach us that we don't have all the answers, and that is fine.
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