3rd commitment - Do not take conclusions
We tend to draw conclusions about everything. We presume. We draw conclusions about what others do and think (take it personally), then we blame them and react with less impeccable words. So whenever we deduce, we are creating problems. We draw a conclusion, we understand wrong, we take it too personally and we end up creating a big drama out of nothing. All stories have at least three versions, my, yours and the true. Maintain the neutrality of non judgment is one of the most difficult things to achieve, especially when the easiest is the ongoing trial of ourselves. If others tell us something, we draw conclusions; if they don't tell us, we also do it. Even if we listen to something that we do not understand, we draw conclusions about the meaning and then believe in them. We take all these conclusions because we do not have the courage to ask questions. We must remain aware of the immediate and concrete reality, and observe the facts at hand; having doubts, we should ask questions until everything is cleared up. If we can't be clear and transparent in the immediate, we must ask for time to reflect and have the same type of behavior with others. We must ignore what is not clear or is poorly explained.
(to be continued)
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