July 15, 2009Movie Doubt exposes SpeakStrong challenges
If Speaking Strong were easy, everyone would do it. It’s not, and most people don’t, which makes it harder for those who do.
In my books, I speak of the excuses (which can sometimes be reasons) for not speaking up when something needs to be said. You can read an introduction to those excuses here. One of the big reasons is Doubt. And if you wait until you have absolute certainty, you probably will rarely speak. The movie Doubt illustrates how elusive certainty can be. And to compound the issue, even if the hero’s (Meryl Streep – awesome) suspicions are correct, she discovers that exposing the probable villain could actually harm the likely victim more than allowing the abuse to continue.
If you like certainty, you won’t like this movie. But if you prefer reality, you’ll love it. Sometime the biggest challenge to truth is your own doubt.
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