Comments on: I Confess I Live a Life of Contradictions

By: Raj

Raj — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:53:29 +0000

I truly liked your deeper conflicts between what’s right and wrong or kindness and necessary evil. but i know that we all face contradictions in our life where ever we are in which so ever corner of this world. I was writing about contradictions, so i stumbled upon your site … I appreciate your efforts voice out your conflict’s… and also i liked your last point about national defense system vs desire for peace … good one …nice read…

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By: learning the ropes

learning the ropes — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:51:23 +0000

One big conflict I always seem to get into is:

Eco-friendly or convenient. And I feel guilty if I choose the latter over the former.

By: Sara at On Simplicity

Sara at On Simplicity — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:29:34 +0000

I’m in agreement that contradiction is not a bad thing. One the best things I ever did for my mind was to marry someone with opposing political beliefs. Whenever we talk, I find that things aren’t as black and white as I wish they were. While it can be frustrating (to both of us), we’re both a lot more knowledgeable and passionate because we’re willing to venture into the gray.

By: SaTiSh MeDoS

SaTiSh MeDoS — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:36:51 +0000

most of the things you said were reasonable and “charity versus my belief everyone should work” is the one i can relate to my view of why people beg even after having no abnormalities….. a Good blog i must say…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:08:27 +0000

@fathersez – Contradictions certainly seem to be a part of our lives that we cannot avoid.

@Babysitter – Thanks for writing great stuff for me to link to!

Thanks for your comments and keep them coming!

By: The Babysitter

The Babysitter — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:52:26 +0000

Thanx for linking to my blog.

By: fathersez

fathersez — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:36:50 +0000

You are right about this, Jeff. Most of us sensible people have to live with these contradictions. (Other contradictions may be religion etc.)

You have made a great point about putting ourselves in the other guy’s shoes.

The difficulty is in the balance.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:24 +0000

@plonkee – It is interesting to me that most of these have been worked out in the UK. I know that you have much tighter gun control. I’d be curious to know how you’ve worked out the freedom of speech issues.

@Journeyer – I believe we make up the views that are our modern society. The difficulty is deciding how we feel about these issues and how to deal with the gray areas. Again, I think accepting that these issues are difficult is a great starting point.

Thanks for the thoughtful input!