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Learning from the Wisdom of our past #73
A weekly wisdom blog from BobBarnardnm.com
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Thoughts on the intersection of Society/Culture, Productivity/You, and Wisdom/Knowledge.
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Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom – and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech. Benjamin Franklin
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Taxes go to the CPA on Tuesday, and then I can relax until next year. Doctor visits and PT highlight the week, along with writing and meetings. It gets harder and harder to ignore our government's actions.
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The wisdom quotes for this week are:
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How can a mind that is burdened with beliefs see clearly? How can it be free to observe? Jiddu Krishnamurti
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The mind that asks a lot of questions is self-correcting. James Clear
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This week, we have two quotes for the price of one. These quotes relate to how we need to deal with the life around us. Krishnamurti highlights one of the problems that exist today. If we burden our minds with fixed beliefs and biases, it is extremely difficult to see clearly and manage today's chaos. Then, James Clear's quote talks about an open and questioning mind that is not fixed and locked into its beliefs. He states that this is a mind that asks questions.
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If your mind has fixed beliefs, how can it observe the world and observe, interpret, and change itself? It can't. It observes the world and only sees what it wants to see. For example, if you see the women's marches around the US today with a fixed mind that doesn't agree with them, you may call them unlawful, riotous, or anti-government. You have to have an open mind and be willing to ask questions and understand why they are doing this.
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This is the type of mind that James Clear describes in his quote: a mind that questions and is willing to change or modify its beliefs. The purpose of questions is to understand what is going on, what people believe, and why they believe it. It is the mind that accepts that it doesn't have all the answers and that it must search to grow.
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I don't know why the governmental leaders are doing what they are doing, but I see the pain and anguish they are causing in individual people's lives. As one of my rotary friends pointed out, he saw a lot of waste when he was in Washington. But, cutting out waste without considering who you are damaging and without considering whether you are removing just the chaff or all the wheat along with it doesn't make sense.
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So I encourage you not just to categorize people as good or bad, but to ask questions for understanding.
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What do you take seriously?
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What do you need to ignore?
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How do you plan to make your current life one within your control and full of laughter?
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Consider those you disagree with, can you ask questions to better understand their point of view.
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list those things you are absolutely sure of that give you a fixed belief.
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Examine what you. are absolutely sure of that leads to divisions between you and others.
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Consider how you can have a more questioning and open mind.
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