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Created on: January 03, 2011
A point of view
is a personal thing,
the sort of thing,
impossible to swap.
I have lost count
of the number of times
I have thought this,
and later switched to that.
Pointless thinking
a single point of view,
is likely to
change world history.
But decisions
are made by scrutiny -
weighing the pros
and pondering the cons.
Considering
available options,
one arrives at
a measured conclusion.
A point of view
is much more effective,
if joined with others,
a consensus is reached.
Disagreement
is a tough sounding word.
But argument
precedes a worthy peace.
Plenty of room
for stacks of points of view.
Disagree? Well
thanks for being different!
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