Sometimes people believe that taking a position is a dangerous idea. While evaluating the risk of taking a particular position and considering the pros and cons they conclude that the cons outweigh the pros. There may be some circumstances and situations where this perceived risk is real and there may be situations where it is merely a negative fantasy. Despite the potential consequences there may be some benefits to taking a position.
Taking a position may establish new friendships, give you more respect, and result in previously unknown opportunities. Some of this depends on how you evaluate or analyze risk and popular wisdom suggests that there are “two sides” to every story.
Many people take a position on the environment, on politics, and on guns. Taking a position is not necessarily bad. Your position may differ from others or even from “popular” opinion, but taking a position shows you are real and not “playing games” with others ideas or values. Knowing exactly where someone “stands” promotes trust, even if that position differs from your own.
Keep it real – take a position!
- DEG
A Slippery Slope
ReplyDeleteEvery time you choose silence, you teach yourself how to look the other way. All silence does not lead to huge terrible outcomes, you do not know where it will lead or how much it will hurt you and things important to you.
Silence equals assent, consent, agreement and, if you really disagree with what your silence agrees to, SURRENDER.
There is far too much surrender and far too little commitment to one's beliefs, values, and "position" on a matter.
The world has a strong foundation is silence. The Holocaust, segregation, Syria, all across Africa, the list is endless... If you are silent when others are singled out, you are signaling you agree with their selection for "special treatment."
When all the other groups are gone, who will speak for you?
A CHALLENGE TO FELLOW READERS –
Do you feel moved to speak out in this regard or will your silence to this post signal your agreement?
Even agreement is worthy of affirmation through participation.
Gil Longwell
Meeting With Success LLC
meetingwithsuccess@verizon.net
I love your two closing sentences. Something to think about there!! Silence can be very dangerous and is, as you express, open for interpretation.
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