Perspective, Love, and When to Walk A New Way
Perspective is powerful. When I am absorbed in my own perspective I have become so self-assured that I can be blind to errors in my thinking and judgment that another person might notice immediately. When I'm surrounded by an echo chamber of perspectives just like mine, that self-assurance can devolve into dangerous groupthink, like White Nationalism, hate groups, or the Nazis. When I'm bombarded by many different perspectives , I feel paralyzed and confused: all the voices passionately debating online. When I sit and get quiet and wait for the Lord , self-assurance, anger, judgment, and confusion start to fall away. And I am left with an aching love for everyone. I'm not sure if it is a blessing or a curse, but I have mostly been a person who sees many perspectives. If I know someone well, I will consider what they say as I think about their personal experiences and viewpoints. I try to think this way about my own perspectives. I rarely go all-in on one side o