Critical Thinking Part 3

During a presidential election year most everyone will come forward with their two cents, and thoughts on the candidates and the issues. Couple this with the fact that we live in an age of worldwide connection, and social media gives anyone who wants it quick access to publish their thoughts for the world to view, criticize, and retort, so with this in mind I have been thinking a lot about critical thinking.

Critical thinking does not come naturally; it takes practice and commitment to recognize our self-servicing egocentric thinking, and even more training to overcome the negative uncritical thinking tendencies that we have naturally inherited.

My hope for my community, and for the world is that we are all encouraged to think for ourselves, with a heart towards being fair-minded and empathetic. That our children (who will grow into their adulthood) are taught to respect others rights equally to their own, and that we practice rational thinking and actions. To this beginning I can see greatness for humankind; I can see peaceable conflict resolution, and I can see a world full of respectful people.

Every day use your heart and mind to feel and think critically, and share love with your fellow man.