Agree to Disagree

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 I remember a time when I used to visit my maternal grandmother's place; after dinner all my cousins and I were asked for our ice-cream preferences. Each of us had a different liking: chocolate, strawberry, mango, vanilla....the list would remain the same most of the times! Each of us would get the ice-cream we had asked for and then, all my cousins and I would sit enjoying the ice-cream. We would usually offer each other a spoonful of ice-cream from our own cups. This way we could taste a variety of ice-creams and at the same time we could relish our favorite flavors. 



Now just replace the ice-cream with opinions. If we are put in a problem or maybe we are just discussing an issue with our friends or family we may have different opinions. That's because we are raised differently with varied ideologies and beliefs! None of us is the same. 

One can literally imagine a party with friends or family, where everyone is having a ball and suddenly a discussion begins on a controversial topic! Now everyone has his or her opinion and almost each one present is fighting tooth and nail to prove how right he or she is. Eventually, the calm and composed voices which only raised with a laughter would peak to show how wrong the opponent is until someone jumps into the oiled fight to extinguish it. 

I can very well relate to this situation as many times I am the one with raised voice proving myself right. A few months back one of my friend and I were discussing a disputed topic. He was not ready to agree with me and neither was I. The quarrel  between us was just going on and on when finally the friend said, "Suhani, let's agree to disagree!". Obviously with this the debate was put to an end. 

When I ponder over this line 'let's agree to disagree' the ice-cream incidence strikes me. Each one of us shared a spoonful but, we cousins never forced our favorites on the other ones. Similarly, opinions are choices just as the flavors of ice-cream. We can share them but, we certainly can't force them!

Speaking of this even I am being careful to just listen and acknowledge other's opinions but, that's not easy certainly! However, trying is always an option. So let's just taste opinions of other's assuming them to be ice-creams!

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  1. Aashish S TattuJune 11, 2021 at 7:50 AM

    Smooooooth! The transition from ice creams to debates is mind blowing. It is like: before you know it, you are into the blog post and the awesomeness doesn't end here. The message at the end of the blog is the need of the hour. We all are entitled to our opinions and that is how we really have to accept a person; just as the way the other will accept us. This works both ways. This was thought provoking and you have really put in a good amount of thoughts. I will always keep this in mind. The ice cream analogy will work wonders with the readers.

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