Anthony DeMello writes about the dangers of belief. “As soon as you have a belief you have come to a conclusion about a person or situation or thing. You have now become fixed and have dropped your sensitivity. You are prejudiced and will see the person from the eye of that prejudice. In other words, you will cease to see that person again.”
Wow! There’s a lot wrapped up in that. But I do think I have to plead guilty as charged. These preconceived notions are like an opaque film that keep me from seeing things as they are, and cause me to see things as I think they are. And of course, I could be wrong.
It occurs to me... 