Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Keep An Open Mind

I’ve encountered a lot of debates lately – debates about guns, vaccines, veganism, Barbie dolls (maybe I’ll write more about the great Barbie doll debate some other night), but all of this back-and-forth exchange of ideas leaves me with another impression; an idea I hope to instill in Violet: always be ready and willing to change your mind, especially in the presence of a new perspective or new information. With that idea in her head, she’ll never make it as a pundit or politician, but her life will be less frustrating.

60 days old

2 comments:

  1. Your words remind me of one of my favorite quotes, which (although not entirely true) goes something like this... "One of the best ways to be sure that you have a mind is to change it."

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  2. I know I heard a quote along these lines somewhere in the past - it may be the one you mentioned - and there was a sign or two at the Rally for Sanity that said as much. I did a quick google search last night, but I couldn't find anything and it was getting late, so I took the credit.

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