July 28, 2008Poison Phrase of the Week ~ They’re all the same

Filed under: Poison Phrase of the Week by merylrunion |

It’s tough to distinguish quality in our polluted marketplace of over-promising and under-delivering. We’ve grown cynical, and developed the tendency to assume everyone hypes equally, there is no point trying to make informed choices, it doesn’t matter whom you elect, whom you buy from or whom you listen to. Someone said this of spiritual, personal development and motivational teachers:

- They’re all the same. It’s just a question of what language you relate to.

I differ. They are not all the same, and it matters very much whom you listen to. It also matters whom you elect and whom you buy from. And whom you work for.

There is a big difference between openness and a lack of discernment. By suggesting that it’s all the same, we abdicate our responsibilities for informed choices and give sharks and charlatans equal credibility with those who set higher standards for themselves. You wouldn’t marry just anyone, would you?