What is your relationship to compromise?

If there's one thing in life that I've learned so far, it's that things work better when there's balance.  Focusing on one subject such as studying  for a math test--when that English midterm is just around the corner--is a recipe for disaster if you ask me.  Especially when working in a group, I must say that it's incredibly important to get everyone's feedback and participation.  Undermining others and not taking what they have to say is like implying "my idea is better than yours," and no one likes a snob or a pushover, frankly.

However, I can understand when there are conflicting views.  The infamous science and religion debate seems to never come to an end.  Also, the nature v. nurture, prolife v. prochoice, and torture v. no torture are just a handful of a mosaic of controversial arenas of debate that potentially gets a person in circles, round and round.  I can't see why people are so discriminatory when both sides are working in concert.  Why can't there be both?  It's probably because it's harder for people to factor in into their daily lives.  It's much easier to say A and not A and B.  But the most important issue here, I guess, is that people should find what works for them--just don't rule out this middleground.


Thinh Nguyen