Assorted Perspectives
The stage is set. Appa, hubby and me at the dining table, post dinner. The topic to be butchered being the existence and non-existence of God, the faith and the non-faith.
The debate lasted long and revealed perfect blends of perspective, Appa’s ancient outlook and precise facts from history, hubby’s practical standpoint, and my modern yet religious angle. As all casual unplanned conversations go, we cruised multiple topics, from quoting the Bhagvad Gita to challenging modern medicine vs. Ayurveda, from Britishers and India’s freedom struggle, to all the Saamiyars and scandals in India. We went non-stop for almost 2.5 hours, with loud and heated moments occasionally.
I don’t think the discussion drastically altered anyone’s perspective of life or any principles we discussed. That was beside the point anyways. What it truly achieved is that it brought some clarity to our already existing beliefs and principles. To articulate one’s viewpoint in any form whatsoever is perhaps the best way to accomplish thought transparency.
And of course, there is the subtle underlying magnificence of it all, the co-existence of assorted perspectives in perfect contentment.
The debate lasted long and revealed perfect blends of perspective, Appa’s ancient outlook and precise facts from history, hubby’s practical standpoint, and my modern yet religious angle. As all casual unplanned conversations go, we cruised multiple topics, from quoting the Bhagvad Gita to challenging modern medicine vs. Ayurveda, from Britishers and India’s freedom struggle, to all the Saamiyars and scandals in India. We went non-stop for almost 2.5 hours, with loud and heated moments occasionally.
I don’t think the discussion drastically altered anyone’s perspective of life or any principles we discussed. That was beside the point anyways. What it truly achieved is that it brought some clarity to our already existing beliefs and principles. To articulate one’s viewpoint in any form whatsoever is perhaps the best way to accomplish thought transparency.
And of course, there is the subtle underlying magnificence of it all, the co-existence of assorted perspectives in perfect contentment.
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