2001.12.23 No one can walk a totally pure path of light

[GentleReckoning]

Well, the desire to prove yourself over another is a very basic distortion. It generally stems from insecurity. It is much more fruitful to enter into discussions with the desire to simply communicate your perceived reality as clearly as possible.

If we enter into discussions 'knowing' we are right, then communication cannot happen with the person we are communicating with. Instead, we are attempting to use the person that we are engaging with as a way of leveraging our point across to others, establishing a perceived intellectual superiority to others.