An Open Mind is a Strong and Active Mind.
By megamatt
@megamatt (14290)
United States
June 12, 2011 6:22pm CST
People who have closed minds will not think as much. They have built up their own world for themselves, where no matter what, their thoughts will not be swayed by any means. Therefore, they are enclosed within their own words and thus their mind tends to suffer. People who are open minded are willing to consider new ideas that are not really something that is accepted, but they are really going to think about it. If you are more willing to think about something, then your mind is going to get more of a work out. Therefore an open mind is a strong and active mind for sure.
2 responses
@163Mandolingirl (1052)
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13 Jun 11
I always keep an open mind but not so open that my brains fall out!
@megamatt (14290)
• United States
19 Jun 11
Hmm, yes the potential for our brains falling out could be a huge problem. That is why we need to have an open mind. However we also must exercise a great deal of caution with how open our minds are going to be. That can be a problem a lot of the time, where there are times where we might be too critical of everything. However, if we are rather too accepting of everything, we are going to have about as many problems as well.
If not many more when one things about it. Still an open mind is really something that is great to behold. Just be careful with keeping it to an acceptable level. Exactly how acceptable of a level that might be, well it is really something that I cannot say. However, there are many times where are open mindedness might be a problem. Then again, there are a lot of other times where it can be more than useful for sure. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
@youaremylush (479)
• United States
13 Jun 11
They say it takes more brain power to question things (ie your brain is growing by doing so) than to just accept them. I also think that critical thinking is key in this. Some things really can't be proved or disproved, so you need to come to your own conclusion about it (believing in assumptions such as religion and the like).
@megamatt (14290)
• United States
13 Jun 11
Indeed there are many variables. However those who have their own beliefs that they are holding closely to themselves, its kind of difficult to get them to really think out a lot of things. Still it is very true, there are many variables that go with the thinking and the human mind. It is really something that is exciting and something that is enlightening in many ways to say the very least. I do think that there are some many things that go with thinking, but being more accepting of the possibility of new ideas is getting the ball rolling in many ways. Thanks for responding. Its appreciated. Have a nice day.
