Casting Away Absolutes

Extremes and absolute statements are the undoing to us all.  Everyday we judge others using extremes and absolute statements as if .  This is mostly to our own undoing.

All men are ____.  All men are____.  All minorities are ____.  All black people are____.  All white people are____.  All blonds are____.  All people from big cities with crime are____.  All police are____.  All people from the rural areas are____.  All Americans, Mexicans, Russians are____.  All Muslims, Christians or Jews are____.  So many negative absolute statements.

In my lifetime of 49 years, I have found every exception possible to just about every absolute statement.  I myself have lived a life that went against many commonly believed absolutes about my skin color, ethnicity and upbringing.  Yet here I am.

If "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" then does absolute powerlessness make one absolutely incorruptible?

These are all absolute statements that usually carry with them some form of prejudicial thoughts.   That is thoughts that although they may have origins to real experiences, it is impossible for the words to completely rule out any variations and exceptions.  If there numerous exceptions, then the absolute statement is absolutely flawed.

If you're a believer in absolutes, remember that many of them have their origins to some kind or pain or slight.  That in itself is absolutely a shame.  The painful experience that created that absolute statement or thought wasn't made with an objective mind.  No more than you can see your reflection in boiling water, you cannot see issues clearly in your mind when you are in pain.  That's why it is always best to never make important decisions when your mind is upset.

Let us all work on this one possible absolute thought.

That is: If you remain calm and positive in all decision making situations - you are more than likely going to prevail positively in that situation.

If you say to yourself that there is no absolute guarantees of this positive belief, you should ask yourself why?  More than likely you probably recognize a majority of the absolute beliefs mentioned in the second paragraph above?  So what makes a positive absolute belief so difficult to believe in?  If you can nod to any one of the others, why can't you simply believe in something absolutely positive as well?

Stay positive.