Let Diverse Views, Ideas Coexist!
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said this week a “common ground” is needed where diverse ideas and views can coexist. At the Times Litfest, he said, “There has been a dominant intellectual view since Independence. Sure, you are entitled to your views. But the problem arises when they claim ‘only our view is right’ and anyone who is not in accord with that is a reactionary." In Life, we are so accustomed to the way things are that we don’t even recognize that they could be different. The inability to think in new ways affects all of us. As a Startupreneur, over the years we have learned to question deeply held ideas that we no longer question but should. We have learned that we need to question those deeply held ideas. And one of the most effective ways to do is to introduce a little discord to one’s intellectual interactions. Critical thinking needs to be a moral imperative.
What this all means is that, as difficult as it can sometimes be, talking to people with different perspectives is good for new ideas to co-create. Perspective in our view is 'meaning-making processes' by individuals. Whenever we seek other's perspective we are actually making the meaning richer. In a way, it is creating a network of minds. In Life, how things look depends on where we sit. It’s not that one is right and one is wrong, simply that the views are different. In all relationships too, viewpoints are bound to be different by design. Tension and initial disagreement are expected. Good decisions result when we consider all the different views, work out the tension, and identify what’s best for all as a whole. I believe that the key to successful relationships lies solely in our ability to take the views of another.
Sometimes, it may feel like the only thing we can agree on is that we can't agree on anything. I think there's a need for common ground where diverse views and ideas coexist. And for that we need to talk to one another more, to empower us to stop talking and start listening, stop dismissing and start persuading, and stop shutting down and to start opening our minds. I think success in life and business boils down to effective interactions, humility, self-awareness and the all-important skill of perspective-taking. I believe these elements are the keys to the success of any kind.
Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊
What this all means is that, as difficult as it can sometimes be, talking to people with different perspectives is good for new ideas to co-create. Perspective in our view is 'meaning-making processes' by individuals. Whenever we seek other's perspective we are actually making the meaning richer. In a way, it is creating a network of minds. In Life, how things look depends on where we sit. It’s not that one is right and one is wrong, simply that the views are different. In all relationships too, viewpoints are bound to be different by design. Tension and initial disagreement are expected. Good decisions result when we consider all the different views, work out the tension, and identify what’s best for all as a whole. I believe that the key to successful relationships lies solely in our ability to take the views of another.
Sometimes, it may feel like the only thing we can agree on is that we can't agree on anything. I think there's a need for common ground where diverse views and ideas coexist. And for that we need to talk to one another more, to empower us to stop talking and start listening, stop dismissing and start persuading, and stop shutting down and to start opening our minds. I think success in life and business boils down to effective interactions, humility, self-awareness and the all-important skill of perspective-taking. I believe these elements are the keys to the success of any kind.
Happy Sunday!! Keep Moving & Smiling!!🏃🏽😊
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