I have a friend who is very anti-Trump. He believes that everything, every single thing Trump does is evil.
I changed the subject and we talked about other things.
But I thought about it some more. IHe is highly charged on the topic, and not open to other perspectives. Which makes conversation very one sided.
It’s a pillar in my life to be open to other perspectives. How would I feel if I had the same perspective on the topic?
If everything Trump did was truly evil.
I thought of Bonhoeffer. He is the pastor in the time of Hitler who came to the conclusion that is was his duty as a christian to assasinate Hitler.
I am a woman of Action.I admire Bonhoeffer a lot.
It’s a serious thing to take a life. Dostoyevsky talks about it in Crime and Punishment.
I hope to life my entire existence without taking a life.
My Action-orientation combines with my perspective seeking gives me a balance.