"The mind is like a parachute"

"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work unless it's open."

-Frank Zappa
So. D'you like today's quote? Isn't it true? Lots of people say that I am the only one who understands them. That's not really true though. I may not understand them better than anyone else- My mind is just open to any possibility. Just because I don't work like that, it doesn't mean others don't. Just because my family isn't like that, doesn't mean others' can't be. And I find that principle serves me well. I have many friends and hardly ever get into fights, in fact, I cannot remember the last time I had a falling-out with someone... Wait... I think it was that Chloe girl in Year 8. She spent all her time being difficult, asking me for help, so I did, then she totally attacked me for it. So, that was no fault of mine, I had hung on through thin ice for quite some months.
Open-mindedness is good. Not just the ability to accept others, but the ability to put your own wants and emotions aside to solve the problem. If I have to make a decision that will hurt at least one person, no matter what, I will choose what is best for the most amount of people in the long run. Because, it doesn't really matter what I want- As soon as I make a decision that hurts someone, I get hurt anyway. So why not choose what is best for most people? And it's a mere bonus if my decision is good for me. So many people can't see that ._.
It is good to be open minded at all! Even if all you have the ability to do is recognise how your bad mood will affect others then pretend to be happy for their sake :):)
"The mind is like a parachute- It doesn't work unless it is open" That quote can be dissected more literally too. If your parachute isn't open, you will fall to your death. If your mind isn't open, you cannot take anything new on board. Isn't that kind of a death in itself?
So, moral of this blog: Open-mindedness is good. Put emotions in the back corner when making decisions that affect others. Put yourself in different perspectives. A closed mind is a death in itself, much like a closed parachute. If you think I am talking crap, or trying to force my opinion upon you, what does that say about your mind?
My mind is like a parachute- It is working because it is open.