We are living in a time where dissent is treated as enmity and disagreement is seen as haram. It is a world where cancel culture rises like law, and where opinions outside the popular tone are quickly cast aside. We have become so closed in our thinking that we no longer seek to understand; we listen only to affirm what we already believe.
We have limited others to the
boundaries of our own convictions, turning dialogue into confrontation and
difference into offence. We measure people by how well they fit into our
constructed ideals, forgetting that truth is not owned by one voice. A world
where only one thought thrives is one where growth dies silently.
We must learn again the art of
listening. To hear without prejudice and to weigh ideas without fear. We must
return to curiosity, to that place where questions are not threats but paths to
discovery. The world we must embrace is one where learning never ends, where
humility leads, and where we unlearn the blindness that tells us our view is
the only right one.
This new world will not come by
decree or argument. It will come through a quiet transformation of mind and
heart, through our willingness to let others exist in their truth without
losing ours. It will come when we realize that wisdom grows in diversity and
peace in acceptance.
Only then will we find a world
wide enough for all to breathe.
Nugget: The world
becomes richer when we listen, not when we silence.
The world becomes tiny and not worth living to others, when the expression of one's opinions and perspective are denied. Just because of the believe that this “truth" is owned by a particular person(s).
ReplyDeleteHence, for one to attract growth, we must accept listening and having the open mind to learn because wisdom grows in diversity.
Listening is truly an understated capacity we must build and the world is tinier everytime we stick to our small world as the only alternative. Thank you Ella for stopping by
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