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For consideration.
Mar. 29th, 2011 11:11 pmNot caring about other people's opinions.
Not caring about what other people think.
[iteration three?]
Not caring about other people.
There is something implicit in the first two--not caring about what other people think that's mean or unwarranted or unfair or not their business. And yes, personal boundaries are healthy. Personal boundaries are frigging *essential*.
But all the people, all of them, mean or petty or sure-they're-the-only-one-that-matters-in-the-world, are still people.
It is probably good to not forget that other people are people. Incredibly hard sometimes. But a good thing.
(Weirdly this keeps overlapping in my head with Fred Clark's "Tony Perkins does not love anyone suffering from mental illness" post. Also his "you do not refrain from torturing because they don't deserve it, you refrain from torturing because you are not a torturer.")
Not caring about what other people think.
[iteration three?]
Not caring about other people.
There is something implicit in the first two--not caring about what other people think that's mean or unwarranted or unfair or not their business. And yes, personal boundaries are healthy. Personal boundaries are frigging *essential*.
But all the people, all of them, mean or petty or sure-they're-the-only-one-that-matters-in-the-world, are still people.
It is probably good to not forget that other people are people. Incredibly hard sometimes. But a good thing.
(Weirdly this keeps overlapping in my head with Fred Clark's "Tony Perkins does not love anyone suffering from mental illness" post. Also his "you do not refrain from torturing because they don't deserve it, you refrain from torturing because you are not a torturer.")
