155. be curious

We seem to have forgotten that we’re all approaching this life from different directions. It has unfortunately become easier to put a label on someone, than it is to entertain a divergent outlook. Sometimes we’re too afraid to see a given viewpoint through a different perspective simply because it challenges the narrative we’ve told ourselves about the world. Instead of listening, we’re quick to say a person is “this” or “that” without truly seeking to understand why they have a difference of opinion. But we forget the fact that everything we know to be true, is just a belief we’ve worked into the story we live by. Where we were once guided by curiosity, we’re now happily walking the path we know.