Not Everybody or Everything is Black and White

Why does everything in the world today have to be black and white? Nobody is willing to consider any opinion or point of view that isn't theirs. If you're not on the left then you must be on the right. If you not conservative you must be liberal. If your not Republican you must be Democrat. I can't believe that I am the only person in the world that isn't just one thing. The majority of life has a full spectrum of color beyond the black and white. Let's look at some things of great color that people only want to see in black and white.

Should evolution or intelligent design (creationism) be taught in schools? Why can't both? Why can't both sides be wrong and right? An all knowing intelligent designer created the universe and then, in a gift of universal free will, decided to give His creation the power to evolve and change or even improve themselves. If there is a loving deity as promoted by many religions, why wouldn't He bless his creation with the ability to improve themselves and their situation in His universe? What about the on going argument over global warming? Why can't there be global warming and it be a natural cycle? Since man is looking at a relative small piece of the planet's timeline, why can't this climate change be part of a normal cycle that happens every few 100,000 years? Why does science have to have the attitude that "if I am right you have to be wrong"?

This also applies to politics and business. Companies are constantly trying to convince us that the only product that can do what we need is theirs: "If we don't make it, it must be crap!". In politics it is even more dangerous and takes on a tribal or territorial feel: "If you aren't for a particular party then you don't exist!". When are they going to figure out that one size does NOT fit all! I agree with some conservative views and some liberal views so what party do I fit in? If you only have parties on the far ends of the spectrum then you aren't representing the majority of the people that are in the middle. On the road of life, we have politicians in both ditches and the rest of use wondering down the middle of the road.

I don't claim to have the solution for all the worlds ills or I would be charging for you to read this little rant. I do have a simple but crazy idea: listen to each other with an open mind. Realize that the only mistakes that you make in life are the ones you don't learn from. Make the lessons that you learn work by never making those mistakes again. Most importantly, learn that not being right isn't the same as being wrong if it helps someone get to the right answer. So proudly walk down the white line of your road of life and remember that it is the safest place if you don't want to fall in the ditch.