Okay, from the start, let me emphasize that I am not referring to the COVID-19 curve. Instead, I am referring to the “bell curve” we learned about in Statistics 101—the normal distribution curve.
In our increasingly polarized society, we are being pulled apart by the extremes. I am referring, certainly, to politics, but we are divided “us” versus “them” on just about everything from sports teams to carbohydrates. So much so that we are neglectful of the folks in the middle. We have essentially come to a peeing contest between sides with neither having the reach to hit the other. Instead, the streams of division rain on the ones in the middle. We are tending to pander to the 2 to 3 standard deviations and forget about the other 95 to 99.7% of society.
We will nearly all fall, from time-to-time, in the extremes on one issue or another. Our responsibility, however, should be to be other-centered—in other words, to be open to other opinions and not be so myopic or closed-minded. We need to stop being so damned selfish and self-centered.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!