In my recent readings I picked up on something which really inspired me. The author said that one of the keys to successful living is to desire what you have! What a profound truth. How many of us will enter a peaceful place of rest when we can get to that place where we (once again) desire what we have.
My eye caught a post in some blog that debated how objective, objectivity really is. My understanding of objective and subjective is slightly off-beat compared to most in the scientific world.
When you hold a ‘pure scientific’ paradigm, especially in ’subjective sciences’ like psychology, sociology, anthropology, etc. you believe that you can do your science objectively. Now that I don’t believe.
It is totally impossible to be ‘objective’, since the moment you start to observe anything, you are involved. Your paradigm is involved. All the knowledge your paradigm holds get involved in your observations and eventual interpretations. You might think your paradigm is more ‘objective’, but that is not possible, because you will eventually use YOUR (subjective) paradigm to interpret what YOU are observing. YOUR observations and YOUR interpretations will become clear, not necessarily what you observe.
