If I told you that back in the 1700s, British plantation owners in Jamaica were so terrified of enslaved Ghanaians that they tried to pass an actual law in parliament to ban the import of people from the Gold Coast, you’d think I’m lying . Below is the story of the Coromantees…
The US government then proceeded to prove Iran's point by refusing to compensate former Black hostages because they "hadn't been held in detention long enough."
Arguments almost never change anyone’s mind, because more often than not, people are not defending their stance, they are defending their intelligence. In the heat of an argument, the issue is rarely the issue itself; what is really at stake is the fear of appearing foolish. And so the conversation becomes a performance, not a pursuit of truth.
Change usually happens later, in private, when the person is no longer performing their intelligence for an audience. It happens quietly, when there is no need to protect pride.
That is, if the belief is strong enough to be conceived at all. Ironically, being strong in what you believe demands a certain fragility. True conviction expects you to be secure enough to let it break. The same strength that allows you to hold a belief must also allow you to loosen your grip on it.
Because real strength is not rigidity. It is the confidence to withstand the possibility of being wrong.
its very important to re-read your favorite books at different stages of your life. the story hasn’t changed, but you & your perspective has and that’s the point.
The original quote “A jack of all trades is a master of none” goes on to say “…but oftentimes better than a master of one”
It had no negative connotation and meant the opposite of what it does today