UNDERSTANDING HUMAN DUALITY
The psychological concept of DUALITY explains that we all have good and bad sides to us. We are capable of contradictions and multiple manifestations. A good man can do bad things and a bad man can do good things.
The psychological concept of DUALITY explains that we all have good and bad sides to us. We are capable of contradictions and multiple manifestations. A good man can do bad things and a bad man can do good things.
Gaddafi was a dictator but led a more peaceful & prosperous Libya than we have today. Hitler had enough good in him to convince over 80% of Germans to vote for him in a democratic election. Saddam was an oppressive leader but he hated Islamic Extremism so much...
...that no Islamic Terrorism was present in Iraq until he was overthrown by the Americans. Duality is the antithesis to the narrative of a single story that someone is All Good or All Bad. We are capable of both. It is naive to think of someone only from one perspectives.
Most of the mafia bosses and famous criminals were known to be great fathers and caring husbands. It should not be a problem for you to envisage a person doing great and good in one area and equally doing bad in another.
Even you reading this; if you look back at your own life, you will see the good as well as bad things you have done. How will you feel if ALL of you is defined by only your Bad deeds. Truth however is that when we do good few people remember. And when we do bad, few people forget
It takes maturity to have a balanced view of life. But this is necessary if we are to get the best out of people. A good & honest man can be a terrible driver. A loving and caring mum can be a terrible manager at work. A leader can excel in one policy area and mess up in another.
We must be careful of the danger of a single story. Duality defines all of us. Without it, you are looking for perfection in humans which cannot be found. My hope is that your good deeds will far outweigh your bad.
Understanding Duality allows us not to throw away the baby with the bath water. It enables us to focus on what matters without the distractions of human weaknesses or bad impulses. This allows us to praise and criticise the same person at the same time.
Understanding Duality demands maturity and a level of pragmatism many lack in their youthful exuberance.
Learning how to embrace and balance the contradictions in life is an essential skill worth acquiring.
Learning how to embrace and balance the contradictions in life is an essential skill worth acquiring.
Wishful thinking does not change the fact of human complexity as we strive to do better by being better. We are all work in progress.
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