Get Along!!!

In the immortal words of Rodney King "Can't we all just get along?"

Believe it or not, I don't agree with everyone. As a matter of fact I don't agree with many people on many things. I don't always agree with my friends on issues. I don't always agree with my church on some issues. There might be something that I don't agree with my wife on (don't tell her I said that).

However, just because I may not agree with somebody on something doesn't mean I don't like them. There is an old friend of mine in San Diego whom I disagree with on many many issues. At one time I referred to her as my only socialist friend. Despite the fact that we did not agree on many issues we still were friends.

If I had to agree with somebody on everything to be their friend I would be a very lonely person. Agree to disagree and move on. Nobody is always right and everyone is often wrong.

One other thing, on many issues there isn't always a right and a wrong, it isn't always black and white. Some issues lend for opinions one way or the other, this way or that way. I can have an opinion about something and a friend may have an opinion that swings far off of where mine does. For example, I hate the movie "It's A Wonderful Life". Hate it. Don't ever want to see it again. I know that there are people who love it. Fine. Love it, and let me hate it. I don't think these people are wrong, I just think that their opinion about that crappy movie is different than mine and they have poor taste in movies *wink*. We differ in opinion, that is all. We can still be friends.

If we let our differences divide us how are we to ever change anything? If we don't open up and allow discussion on the things we disagree on how are we to ever learn about our differences?

If you ever disagree with me on something, say so. Let's talk. We'll go for coffee or something and chat about it. We'll have good discussion, learn something about each other, and be friends. I won't hate you or dislike you if we don't agree on something. It'll just be a chance to agree to disagree. Simple as that.