i think it
a grave mistake
for
worldviews
to be held
hostage,
s e c r e t,
tight
against
one's chest,
reinforced
only by
filtered
media.
It is a dark path.
a journey into
an obsession with
yourself and those
who agree with you.
progress only arises
from s h a r i n g
ideas,
thoughts,
experiments,
experiences.
one does not
get an education
to learn only about
oneself.
it is the others
who provide the
most beautiful,
complex unraveling of
your tightly wound views.
a society that
does not share ideas,
does not excel.
does not improve.
does not invent.
does not create.
a society fixated on a mantra
of sameness
will collapse
entirely.
Nov 9, 2016
Nov 9, 2016 at 10:14 PM UTC
i think it
a grave mistake
for
worldviews
to be held
hostage,
s e c r e t,
tight
against
one's chest,
reinforced
only by
filtered
media.
It is a dark path.
a journey into
an obsession with
yourself and those
who agree with you.
progress only arises
from s h a r i n g
ideas,
thoughts,
experiments,
experiences.
one does not
get an education
to learn only about
oneself.
it is the others
who provide the
most beautiful,
complex unraveling of
your tightly wound views.
a society that
does not share ideas,
does not excel.
does not improve.
does not invent.
does not create.
a society fixated on a mantra
of sameness
will collapse
entirely.
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