Arguments can help - my point of view

I always compared points of view to color. When I say I have a point of view, what I mean is that there is this colored transparent sheet in front of my eyes. And as we all duly learnt (unless you were sleeping through) in our high school physics classes, we see things as a result of light falling on them and getting reflected back to our eyes. However, if we have a colored filter, only light of specific wavelengths (also can be called as color) manages to get through. Thus, what we see, and how we see it, depends on what we allow ourselves to see through our point of view.

When we have a conversation, we often express our ways of looking into life and the world. Thus we present our points of view. Now, if two people in a conversation hold similar points of views, they shall find it extremely easy to communicate effectively, since both see similar things through their own color filters. However, if they differ in opinion, they are each painting a version of reality as they see it. Alas, we know reality to be a big illusion. So, each of them feel completely lost in understanding the existence of the other's world. Thus, they feel compelled to deny it and enter an argument.

However, if we decide to trust the fact that another person's point of view may exist, in all its differences, just becuase ours does, and we dare to embrace the new school of thought, however bizzare it may seem, without giving up our own, we would in effect be adding their color to ours in the filter. As a result, the number of wavelegths of light that we shall admit will increase, and we will have a wider perspective on things in life!

Now I must clarify here that by admitting another person's differing point of view, I am not suggesting we agree to that view or give up our own thoughts about the subject of discussion. What I am refering to is a code of agreement to disagree, and acknowledging the existence of the differing point of view.

If we ponder on the possibilities of what this might lead to, we will see that we have the opportunity to widen our point of view whenever we meet someone who thinks different from us. And if we ever manage to meet with all the people who could ever possibly think any different from us, what do you think would happen? Our color filter would have a mix of every possible color.. and we would see white, or see things as they truly are, or come to realize the ultimate truth and visualize the reality of life!! Is that the light at the end of the tunnel people with near death experience mention? The light which seems to answer all their queries, because nothing is hidden any more ?

Who knows... I guess I still have a guzillion arguments to face before I can answer that one! So what are you waiting for? :)