It is Okay to Disagree

Thought:

Ahem…trust me when I tell you that life will never be boring if you have the courage to let people know how you feel about something.  Especially, if your opinion is different than theirs, you will find that this can be all it takes to spice up your life. 

I've sat in on many conversations in my life where I did not agree with the viewpoint of the majority and when the eyes look your way because you have a different point of view…well…you might think you dropped in from Mars?

People often feel because you don’t agree on a certain subject, that you are now mortal enemies.  Why is that?  Why can’t there just be different ideas.  Think about how different our world would be if…we let people share their thoughts…rather than stifle them or condemn them because they do not think like the rest. 

I wonder how many countries around the world would still be uninhabited if people were not brave enough to seek a different way and then believe in their ideas to follow them through?  There can be much to learn from one another if we respected each other’s thoughts instead of being envious because they dared to think differently?

What about you?  Do you think it is okay to disagree?  Share your thoughts with us…Jeanne Claire Probst

Poem:  It Is Okay To Disagree!

It is okay to disagree

It just means we see things differently.

And it doesn’t mean I don’t like you

Or that you have to dislike me.

When two people have two different view points

On one subject line

We will have two different avenues on the same subject

We just talk about our point with yours being different than mine.

It takes all kinds of people to make the world go around

It was on different viewpoints that many nations have been found.

The freedom to express oneself should never be taken for granted

You should consider the other person’s opinion as you might learn something new from it.

I will respect your thoughts

If you will respect mine

I will be considerate while you share your expressions

And I expect you to listen as I share my thoughts during our discussions.

There is more than one color of green on the leaves of a tree

There is a different color of blues in the waves of the sea.

There are no two persons that think totally alike

So we must expect that we won’t always agree but we must be polite.

Let’s agree though that we can see

That it is okay to disagree.

You have your thoughts and I will have mine

And it will be okay if we don’t agree all the time.

Jeanne Claire Probst