"You're Partly Right"
When anyone tells us what they think, regardless if their option is positive or negative, researched or intuitive, or back by many or an independent thought, they cannot be fully right. They are partly right, because their observation of us is true to them; however, our universe is so big and complex people that it’s impossible for anyone (including ourselves) to see the full truth about anything.
If something seems completely wonderful, we may not be seeing the hidden aspects that are not as positive. When someone offers us a compliment or negative judgement, these thoughts cannot be a full definition of who we are. We are not always any one thing, so they can only be partly right. When someone complains about something being negative, this is only partly true, as even things like death, conflict, and pain offer positives. With death, there is balance of life. With conflict, we can learn about what we care most about. With pain, we learn to appreciate ease even more.
Sometimes we can feel very sure that something is one way or another. We can feel especially certain if we've been told by other people who also believe it to be true; but these "truths" are just beliefs. There is always more than one way to look at things. Even with modern science and technology, we're limited by our human senses and cannot comprehend even a fraction of the reality around us. It can be liberating to realize this and relax into a state of "not knowing," where we observe and accept things as they are without clinging to any ideas of understanding. We may understand a part, but we can never understand anything completely, because we do not have all-knowing powers.
If something seems completely wonderful, we may not be seeing the hidden aspects that are not as positive. When someone offers us a compliment or negative judgement, these thoughts cannot be a full definition of who we are. We are not always any one thing, so they can only be partly right. When someone complains about something being negative, this is only partly true, as even things like death, conflict, and pain offer positives. With death, there is balance of life. With conflict, we can learn about what we care most about. With pain, we learn to appreciate ease even more.
Sometimes we can feel very sure that something is one way or another. We can feel especially certain if we've been told by other people who also believe it to be true; but these "truths" are just beliefs. There is always more than one way to look at things. Even with modern science and technology, we're limited by our human senses and cannot comprehend even a fraction of the reality around us. It can be liberating to realize this and relax into a state of "not knowing," where we observe and accept things as they are without clinging to any ideas of understanding. We may understand a part, but we can never understand anything completely, because we do not have all-knowing powers.
"The more you know, the more you realize you don't know."