Oh the games people play

 

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I have a membership at an online game site where each member can rate other members with a thumbs up or thumbs down.  Daily I am tickled by the giving of the thumbs to people who line up with player’s views of how the game “should” be played.

Keep in mind that all the players are adults.  Most of the thumbs up are the result of players giving away their game pieces to help others get the most points.  When a player decides to keep a piece in order to get point for herself she is often given a thumbs down for her self interest. 

While this is a very silly example of adults acting more childish than most children I know it makes a very valuable point which when understood serves us well.

Our judgments of right or wrong, good or bad all depend on our personal preferences.  When others line up with our judgments of these values all is well.. but.. when someone dares to have another view all heck breaks out.  If it were only limited to a thumbs up or down situation it wouldn’t matter so much.  However, our differences of opinion often lead to struggles, arguments and even war.

Can you allow that the actions of others are perfectly in line with their own views and beliefs about life or do you feel that you must insist on them seeing and believing as you do?  Before you answer think about your daily life.  How often to you use the judgment of good, bad, right, wrong in conversations? How often do you use these terms to get your children to cooperate with you in cleaning their rooms, doing homework?

Each person has strong opinions on how things are and how things “should” be done.  This isn’t the problem.. the problem is the struggle with which most live trying to force another to agree with them, to play the game their way.

We see this in politics and religion.  My way is the only right way is the energy of a lot of people as far as religious beliefs and political choices are concerned.

When you allow that there is not right or wrong.. there just IS.. you create a much more peaceful experience for yourself and for others.  You have only to say “no thank you” and move on to play another game that’s more to your liking.

How do you deal with the issue of good, bad, right, wrong in your life?

I’d love to hear from you, leave a comment.

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