I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I think of people’s perceptions and about the notion of universal truths. I think about like this: we all have notions of what we believe in and what we know to be true. I’ve been thinking a lot about how or if we can call those notions universal, even if they are generally accepted.
It’s not an uncommon thought process by any means.
But it’s been sort of personal for me lately. I think I’m struggling to refine my own ideas about this against the notions the people closest to me have. One example continually running in my head relates to the way friends interact with each other–between themselves and outsiders. I’ve been witness to several examples of the friends closest to me in my life criticizing other friends for their behavior.
I think you’ll find that as a general rule, I have a hard time criticizing others’ behavior. Whether my ideals of “proper behavior” deem criticism warranted or not.
Because I can certainly say that my notions of proper behavior are very personal, and influence they way we think about others.
That statement is very simple. But I consider it extremely important.
It makes me think that a lot of things I do (and consider perfectly acceptable, and could probably even justify with what I consider common acceptance) are probably seen as improper and ridiculous.
Even to those who could justify their criticism with what they consider common acceptance. That’s a critical thing for me to consider.
I find it hard to be critical of the behavior of others, because I don’t readily accept that my criticisms are universally correct. I think sometimes that we all do, but that a key part of understanding how people think is looking at how we ourselves critically think of others.
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