It’s okay to disagree!!

No two people can ever agree on everything.

We all grow up in different environments, have different experiences, are raised by different parents, have different temperaments and so on and so forth, so it would be impossible for two people to agree on absolutely everything.

Even identical twins raised within the same home disagree at times, because they have different personalities and their own points of view.

So if we ALL know this already, then why...why do some people completely lose their mind at the thought of someone disagreeing with their core values?

If you have the answer to this question, PLEASE let me know, because I know that there are probably a lot more people like this in the world than we’d probably like to admit.

Historically, we know that there are people who will resort to extreme measures, because other people believe in something that has absolutely no impact on them.

Some people will travel thousands of miles across the globe to impose their will (and sometimes what they believe to be “God’s divine will”) on another group of people, whose paths they never needed to cross.

Make it make sense!!

The level of hubris involved in such thinking is unspeakable and completely disgusting, to be frank.

You may argue that these are the behaviours of just a select few with a certain level of power, but we see this way of thinking demonstrated on a microcosmic level, within smaller interactions.

When you find out someone follows a different religion to you, is that an invitation to shove your beliefs down their throat?

Does that give you enough justification to ignore what they believe and impose what you believe?

And if that’s the case, then surely that gives them the right to ignore what you believe and impose their belief system onto you, right?

That would feel offensive wouldn’t it?

You would feel disrespected and defensive, no?

So why is it okay to do to others?

How about their skin colour – is that a reason to impose your will?

What about the way they speak? Is that enough of a reason?

I mean, you may not think of these examples as relevant to each other, but it all boils down to the same thing: personal differences.

The point I’m trying to make here is that you don’t necessarily need to agree with people in order to respect them and get along.

It’s simple. If you want to get along, you will. If you don’t, you won’t.

If we, as humanity, chose to focus on peacefully co-existing rather than fixating on our differences, so many problems would evaporate.

Everyone believes they are right in their own way, but the facts still stand: you have free will and they have free will. No one needs to impose their will onto another.

Even if you think others could benefit from sharing your perspective, it is more effective to give guidance as opposed to applying force.

When you plant seeds of knowledge and show a willingness to understand them first, they naturally become more open and receptive to new ideologies and it can be so much more impactful in the long run.

And even if they don’t see things from your perspective, then so be it. You still get to live your life the way you see fit.

Peaceful co-existence is the way forward.

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