Wait! Wait!
Don’t tell me that you are not married!
Don’t tell me that you love your spouse so much that you’ll never divorce her or him!
I am not talking about dissolving marriage.
I am talking about your readiness to listen, to think, be flexible, to part with your opinions if it makes sense.
Several weeks ago a couple of friends visited us in Pocono Manor. We had a very nice time together and we discussed different topics. They mentioned that their grandson (who is a college graduate) had opinions about everything and became angry and rude if somebody had expressed a different opinion.
It did not surprise us. We hear very often that students and professors are against discussions in universities, that they simply vote against allowing people with different opinions to speak on campuses.
I remember with great love wonderful teachers who gave us good knowledge of their subjects and at the same time taught us to think, to read a lot, to form opinions, to express them, to listen to opinions of others, to like discussions and to divorce (change) our opinions if necessary.
Teachers salaries were low in the Soviet Union but it was an honorable profession. Teachers were “Engineers of Human Souls”.
Think about it! Not engineers of human minds but engineers of human souls. Teachers taught us love, friendship, responsibility, difference between good and bad. They did it in all possible ways but the most effective way was by personal example.
Please, try to find time to read my story OH, THOSE AMERICANS! and pay special attention to what our teachers Boris and Nasir did. It is no wonder that we loved and respected then so much.
I hope that in the nearest future our society will drastically change and students will learn to think, to listen, to discuss, to form opinions on their own instead of taking opinions of their politically motivated teachers or professors.
I want to finish with two quotes:
Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970)
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Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915)
These are some great thoughts and some great quotes…….
I had some wonderful teachers, too.
Both of my parents were teachers & we were never rich, but my classmates always came to tell them the problems they had with their parents. I was always told that I was very lucky to have parents who understood children’s points of view. Unfortunately I didn’t have the patience to follow their footsteps. 😦
Everyone has her/his own path. 😉 Did you feel that you had wonderful parents?
Yes, especially when I saw & heard children & parents arguing, sometimes quite fiercely. When I tried ‘loud talking’ my papa would put me to shame with “Ok young lady, let’s sit down & talk. I’m not deaf, you know.” *sigh* I miss them.
Best to you!
Thanks. 🙂
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There are two kinds of fools: those who can’t change their opinions and those who won’t.
Josh Billings
love both the quotes…
Excellent quotes to end this excellent piece. Thank you.
You are welcome.
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You guys might recall me asking you if you were the type of person that entered a discussion with the willingness to have your opinion moved or changed. Read this…
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