The news these days has been filled with politicians talking about making "tough choices." It's in every other sound bite. Pols are insisting that they must make tough choices and brag that they're willing to do so. But if one listens carefully you are compelled to conclude that these braggarts are not making tough choices at all. If I come to the table with my mind made up, insisting that I won't compromise, and won't listen to any other opinions, isn't it clear that I'm not making a choice at all? My mind is made up! I'll make demands, but I won't make a choice.
Making a fist is one of the easiest things to do. Unclenching a fist is a lot harder. It's no challenge going through life in a monotone "I'm tough, I'm tough, I'm tough." That's easy. Someone with no maturity, no imagination, no guts, and no soul can do that. It's actually a lot more difficult to unclench one's fist, one's face, one's mind. Only when we LISTEN to one another, and seriously consider each others' views are we able to make a tough choice or any choice at all.
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