I use my brain for everything that I do. Easy enough to understand, right? Well, does that make me smart, not always. But do I try to think open mindedly, of course. So what's the issue. Is it that I think I'm not smart? Is that others' opinions about my smarts not enough? Questions I came up with, and now you might want answers. If not, I'm not here for you or anyone so it's okay to move on. But if you want to know, here's my philosophy.

I believe that being open minded is a smart thing to do. But only if you can really open your mind to the possibility that not everything involves you. I'm not trying to be rude, but empathy is key here. Literally, listen and imagine yourself in that same position, with the same outcome. Don't think about what you might have done differently. Understand why they did what they did. Not only does it help you learn about them, it helps you open yourself up to other possibilities.

For example, if you...