bozorgmehr
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For me, this is not a question of changing view points. Of course we change our views! We are not Mollah Nasreddin! It's about absolutism. It's about intolerance. It's about being judgmental of others. It doesn't matter what your exact ideological bent is. Everybody's got one of those! It's about how you treat others who don't share yours.
Yes we have been traumatized. We have suffered more than our fill. But at some point we have to decide whether we will forever be victims or live our lives on our own terms. We have to decide whether we have free will in this life, or if it's only a reflection of the will of others. And if the case is the former, we have to do what is right and not simply react to what others do or have done in the past. That's the only way to freedom.
For me, this is not a question of changing view points. Of course we change our views! We are not Mollah Nasreddin! It's about absolutism. It's about intolerance. It's about being judgmental of others. It doesn't matter what your exact ideological bent is. Everybody's got one of those! It's about how you treat others who don't share yours.
Yes we have been traumatized. We have suffered more than our fill. But at some point we have to decide whether we will forever be victims or live our lives on our own terms. We have to decide whether we have free will in this life, or if it's only a reflection of the will of others. And if the case is the former, we have to do what is right and not simply react to what others do or have done in the past. That's the only way to freedom.