tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post2444578236715290406..comments2024-03-28T03:31:42.278-07:00Comments on Chiron: Vested IIRoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08483616030072739190noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-44661816847366985822008-10-27T21:22:00.000-07:002008-10-27T21:22:00.000-07:00I have seen people destroy their lives trying to b...I have seen people destroy their lives trying to become what they believe and conversely by never being open to believe in becoming anything. <BR/>This is very present and tragic in the field of medicine, practicing medicine (while striving to keep doing it well/better) and spending you life trying to "be" a healer take you down very different paths. <BR/>Spending too much time "being" something can keep you from seeing the world around you and growing as a person.<BR/>And I am sure there are many readers here who have seen those who roll over and never make an attempt to stand on their own two feet.<BR/>It is a bit ironic since what tends to drive people to both extremes of this is fear. Of lacking something or of failure, or of losing control.....etc<BR/><BR/>Nurse RatchettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-24760682462506170982008-08-29T11:04:00.000-07:002008-08-29T11:04:00.000-07:00As long as you can admit to being wrong I don't th...As long as you can admit to being wrong I don't think it matters too much. Both can, as has been said, be good and bad.<BR/>The thing we/I need to figure out when exploring is what things are worth committing to.<BR/>But then again, how do you know what you've decided is the right thing to stick to? <BR/>I don't think you can be totally sure, but if turns out you were wrong, admit it and move on. If it is right, or works out for a long time at least, awesome.Illogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988660947978523357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-71370888969358292552008-08-29T10:22:00.000-07:002008-08-29T10:22:00.000-07:00"The greatest indicator of someone's intelligence ..."The greatest indicator of someone's intelligence is how much they agree with you."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-80041909553099208322008-08-29T09:57:00.000-07:002008-08-29T09:57:00.000-07:00Conviction and commitment are great qualities and ...Conviction and commitment are great qualities and I respect them. But they're a two-edged sword. There are wrong things to commit to, and remaining committed to them can destroy you. <BR/>Choosing and acting without certainty is also very valuable. Following the gut, leaving possibilities open, embracing diversity--all these things require ambiguity and uncertainty.<BR/>We need them both. For example if you want to jump a long distance you have to commit absolutely and give it your all without reservation. But if you want to explore new possibilities, to learn a different way, or to change and grow, you have to accept uncertainty. Both require tremendous courage, and I think it may even be the same kind of courage.Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531243633193697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-47220269619935187042008-08-29T09:14:00.000-07:002008-08-29T09:14:00.000-07:00I am uneasy about your leaving ambiguity and uncer...I am uneasy about your leaving ambiguity and uncertainty out of your analysis; I hope you just didn't discuss them this time. I live with a lot of ambiguity; I'd say that it's a certainty that I believe ambiguity is real, more real than certainty. <BR/><BR/>My pleasure has often come from choosing, deciding, and acting without certainty. I chose a religion without belief in G-d. I don't want the certainty that comes because, having chosen, I have foreclosed my options; that is a mist, a veil, a pretense that I have affected reality. <BR/><BR/>It's too early and I'm too sober for this.Kai Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13319136737099550784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-76362777251178478892008-08-29T07:38:00.000-07:002008-08-29T07:38:00.000-07:00Convictions and belief systems do make up the sum ...Convictions and belief systems do make up the sum of who we are, but I have to wonder where the level of vesting/investment comes into play that creates the fanatic or the zealot. <BR/><BR/>That's what I think the wise person tries to avoid by keeping a mind that is open to others opinions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511155842899819113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14473417.post-79187478332477742492008-08-29T06:16:00.000-07:002008-08-29T06:16:00.000-07:00I am not sure it is possible to separate what a pe...I am not sure it is possible to separate what a person believes from who he is. Are we not a product of our cumulative beliefs? How can you be disappointed in a person who has conviction enough to stick to his belief system? Some would call that integrity.Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632960938355879086noreply@blogger.com