It takes more effort to keep an open mind than to close off all ideas not your own. Yeah, you can quote me. I think people should always set their personal bar higher than is reasonable, but they also need to be proud of whatever accomplishment they attain. It isn't what you accomplish inasmuch as the effort you put into the accomplishment. But what if the bar has been set so low as to seem non-existent? I'm not talking about those people who don't strive for any loftier goals but, rather, those people who are all bluster about their philosophy and then fall short in their application. For instance, if a group is all about not abusing others, yet when they finish berating your own thoughts you feel like they've raked you over the coals and beaten you up so badly you're left to wonder who they really are. Some Christians do this when they use scripture as a sword or shield, yet have no true concept of the philosophy within. They tout a lofty bar while they really have little or no bar at all. They will always achieve the mark they aim for because their mark is all bluster and no substance.
Do you have a personal bar which you set? Do you find yourself expecting others to reach the same lofty goals, judging them if they don’t, or won’t? Are you humble and tolerant, understanding and reasonable, of those around you? To read more of this humble offering on setting a bar, please follow the attached link: When the Bar is Non-Existent
