“Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue, it makes it a requirement for survival.”
Wisdom Blog
Onto the Future
A forward looking perspective tells us that our goals, ideals, and plans for the future define us more cogently than what has happened in the past.
Limits of What Can Be Taught
The most worthwhile and meaningful things in life can never be fully understood or appreciated simply by taking the word of someone else.
A Good Attitude
Having a good attitude has become a major assumption about how one should go about promoting happiness and success in their life.
Love vs. Really Liking
While often called love, love is much more than a feeling. It is, above all, a choice involving judgment and obligations.
Listen and Hear the Other Side
Hearing the other side helps you to gain more information and to screen out your prejudices, which allow you to become more rational and fairer in your judgements.
Who is a Success?
Many often underestimate the level of success in their lives because they limit themselves to thinking only in terms of wealth, income, power, and fame
Propaganda and What to Believe
The prevalence of propaganda forces every individual to become diligently self-examining about his or her beliefs and to use critical thinking in forming opinions and beliefs about the world they live in.
The Reality of “Once- Only”
Never take life for granted! Respect the wisdom principle of “once-only.” Always keep it in mind. Appreciate and value it.
Seeing What You Want to See
Beware of allowing yourself to fall under the undue influence of rationalization. Rationalizing can undermine the integrity of our beliefs. We come to believe what we want to believe because it suits our emotional interests and needs, and not because of its truth value.