Be Reasonable

Dan Pedersen
Nov 4 · 1 min read

It’s not a lot to ask of people to be reasonable. That’s one of the biggest problems we have in society: a lack of reasonableness. A lack of willingness to hear each other out and not jump to conclusions.

Also, a lack of willingness to change one’s mind. Which sometimes requires swallowing our pride.

Our goal as individuals living and working together should be to get to the heart of a matter. To learn the truth, so we can live in peace and minimize unnecessary suffering.

It doesn’t matter who is right. What matters is what is best. We should be thankful…

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