The Only Way...

There are lots of people who refuse to accept this, but I strongly believe that it is only through intelligent interaction that we can find any hope of making sense of our lives and this world we live in.

And by intelligent I don't mean 170-point IQs. What's important is that we think about what we say and do; before, during and after.

And when we think, it doesn't mean that we don't feel. It's not a zero-sum game. A careless disregard for emotions is the worst thing that an intelligent person can do.

I believe in the use of reason in trying to arrive at the truth, and emotions when appreciating the fact that you've gotten there.

But truth has become a highly subjective concept. And it should be. We all see the world in different ways, and interpret it even more differently. So it seems that truth is not just one place that we can all go to... it's everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

This is not about proving how better we are than others at certain things. That is just plain bull. The idea is to hear each other out, and take what we can from what other people have to give.

Remember, truth is not so much about knowing than it is about understanding. Understand before you know, know before you believe, believe before you explain.

I certainly hope you don't get turned off by the intellectual pretensions. In plain speak, let's just be shitting each other.

Peace.