One of my friends always takes an extreme approach toward every topic. It does not matter whether it is about life, politics, religion, or any other subject.
He never tries to look at things from a neutral point of view. I am honestly tired of asking him to see things neutrally, because that is the only way you can truly understand the reality of anything.
Whenever you read or learn about a topic, there are always 3 sides to the story. One side supports the topic, the second side goes against it, and the third side is the neutral perspective.
In my opinion, the neutral perspective is the best place to begin any kind of research, especially when the topic is sensitive and can affect relationships with other people.
Recently, he was talking to me about conflicts that existed before the British arrived in India. He was learning about these historical events from an extreme point of view.
That is when I told him to stop approaching such topics in that manner. It can corrupt the way you think, especially when you are not a student of history. In such cases, it becomes very difficult to identify whether the information you are consuming is accurate or biased.
He often talks to me about many different subjects, and over time I realized that I actually learned something valuable from him. I learned what I should never do.
I decided that I would never take a one sided approach to any topic, because doing so can harm my understanding and judgment. Instead, I will always try to begin with a neutral approach.
This made me think deeply about neutrality. What do you think about taking a neutral approach?
Do you believe neutrality can be applied to every situation, or are there certain cases where being neutral is not possible or even correct?
For example, when it comes to raising a child after a certain age, I feel that a completely neutral approach may not always work.
In such cases, parents may need to take a firm and sometimes one sided approach, based on the child’s behavior observed over several years. That experience should guide their decisions and reactions.
However, when a child is very young, around 2 or 3 years old, I believe a neutral and balanced approach is extremely important.
At that age, children are still learning, exploring, and understanding the world. Neutrality, patience, and guidance can benefit them the most.
Still, I ask myself this question. Is there any topic where neutrality should not be considered at all, and where taking an extreme position becomes necessary? Personally, I am unable to think of such a topic based on my current understanding.
I would really like to know your thoughts on this. Do you believe neutrality should always be the starting point, or are there situations where taking a strong stand from the beginning is more important?
From Splinterlands as I always share some stuff here are the daily rewards won by ne today in the game.
They are not rare and all common cards but still being a new player I just want to have many more cards. Be it from any category.
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I think tomorrow is my lucky day and I am going to win something exciting for sure, I will share that tomorrow if my sixth sense works for me.
