| | Growing up, I always had a need to understand things. My brain refuses to accept things that it cannot understand. I've thus asked a lot of questions and I've tried to keep an open mind. I understand that while I might see a lot of things, there is likely even more that I don't yet understand and don't yet know. By doing this, I've been able to become a perpetual student, always looking for information, always looking to understand and comprehend.
I like getting to know people. I like hearing their stories. The more I hear people's stories, the more I realise how much cause and effect there is in people's lives. While there are intricacies in every situation, there are only finite options as to how to deal with situations. By opening your mind to the myriad of possibilities of how a person might react to events in their lives helps us to understand why someone has gotten to where they are today. I don't judge people. It's not in my position to judge. Who am I to judge anyone? I'm no better than that other guy. I'm not perfect. I have flawed.
As I said in a February 20, 2008 entry:
We are but a patchwork of our memories. Lessons gleaned from our experiences and learned from those of others. Through trials and tribulations, failures and success, we come to realisation the person we are and perhaps the one that's yet to be. Every step we take is a step taken in choice. Choices that come with consequence and responsibility. And while it is easy to blame others, it is when we look upon ourselves with the same scrutiny that we learn and grow.
Everything we do. Every choice and action we make has a consequence. Looking at a person's past, you come to understand their present. Why this person is who they are today. And looking forward, you can see a glimpse of the possibilities of where they will go tomorrow. A person wielding a gun demanding your wallet, didn't always have that gun. Necessary steps HAD to have taken place to get them there. If you were made to walk in their shoes, there would be a different outcome. Maybe better, maybe worse. This person, chose to wave that gun. It is THEIR responsibility alone. Not someone else, not society. Theirs and theirs alone. And it is thus their responsibility too, to face all consequences of their choices.
~Cheers.
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