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Agreeing To Disagree...
I don’t know
where the phrase came from and I don’t even care to look it up. In my life, there
are few things that get close to the area of “I truly hate that;” the phrase “Let’s
agree to disagree” is one of them.
Agreeing to disagree is not agreeing.
It’s a way of saying, “Stop talking because I don’t want to hear your ideas,
opinions or facts.” It’s also a way to say, “This meeting is over, let’s go and
have a drink.”
I like to
think, and I prefer to do so critically which requires that I have more than
one thought, otherwise you are pooling ignorance, because as my mother used to
say, “Inbreeding does not give birth to genius.”
Because I
don’t like to erase a tape without providing a new thought, let me offer you
this;
Instead of agreeing to disagree, let’s
agree that we are on the same team.
When we
agree that we are on the same team, in the same boat and working towards the
same goals, both parties can realize that we may be on two different streets
for now, but the common goal will get us to the same place.
I’m pretty
sure that if there was some kind of alien invasion, we would not have blacks
and whites, Republicans and Democrats, gays and straights; we’d have a human
race.
We don’t
need to wait until we are under attack. We don’t need a common antagonist; we don’t
have to look for the enemy of our enemy to make friends.
Let’s decide
to agree that we are on the same team, working towards a common goal. You may
get their through a church or meditation, public service or even work, but let’s all get
there together.
Be you, be well, be on
the team.
Bertice Berry, PhD.
So unless we always agree that it's your way or the highway, that I can't have a belief different that yours than we can't be friends. Are you that shallow or self involved.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the anonymous comment. I'm saying just the opposite... ask yourself if you are needing to have YOUR WAY and own it by signing your name to it
ReplyDeleteSay two people are on two different streets, heading for the same destination: One person may take the straightest path (he/she has people to see; things to do). The other saunters along their street taking in the window displays, getting a latte, helping someone by holding a door. Each may criticize each other for lack. Yet if having attained their "destination"...they might fulfill a common need -- They can each attest that they had their "own way" but should not be viewed as shallow or elevated. They could be the best of friends.
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome! I know you'll have a wonderful day you always do!
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