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Originally Posted by Kean  Yes - all the time. And I never felt that they should "let me live my own life"! In my whole life, I have never told anyone "Mind your own business!"... somehow I feel that everyone is everyones' business, since I also perceive all humans to be part of the same big family  |
That's good for you. But I've seen situations where people should have told someone to mind their own business.
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Originally Posted by Kean Or simply because I like exchanging ideas and enjoy knowing what others think. |
Me too.
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Originally Posted by Kean Another reason may be that I trust many. I have rarely been deceived by others |
Me too.
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Originally Posted by Kean The sum of two individuals' knowledge is better than their individual knowledge separately [this is what I'm saying in this thread, and have experienced so far]. |
Yes, I agree it is, because it provides you with more choices.
You spoke of mixing ''ingredients'' in your other posts, if they mix all their "identity"-ingredients they would behave as if they had one identity, but here's what questions came to mind: what if some ingredients cannot be mixed (oil/water thing)? Do all ingredients keep some of their hm, ''uniqueness'' (to oversimplify, would we all have a data base of every possible experience/feelings etc in our head)? If these ingredients mix and merge don't they alter their structure in a way and you don't know what you'll get as a final result?
So as you can see this mixing part is confusing for me
I'm not quite sure what you mean, are the mixed ''ingredients'' kept intact in that ''dough'' but available to all, or they go through a change (some experiences cancel each other)?
When you say they would behave as if they had one identity and will behave the same, what happens when you get a different context or situation in life, they would react the same but would that be the best choice?
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Originally Posted by Kean What exactly do you include in "other than that"?
What are your criteria for deciding between minding your own business and "meddling" with others? |
I cannot list every possible situation, but let's say if I saw someone putting at risk/hurting themselves or others: if a friend was depressed I'd try to help, if someone close had a gambling problem I'd try to bring the subject up with them, problems with alcohol/drugs/violence etc.
On the other hand, if they told me they wanted to plant a tree in the middle of their living room I'd say okay
I'm not sure if I'm explaining myself clearly today
Why don't you think like me?