Critical and objective.

It looks like being ctitical and at the same time being objective requires a superhuman gift. Working with a slant is a more frequent practice.

Most topics are almost always seen through the eyes of the the person concerned. In truth, “beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,” either puts the subject in a much higher degree of beauty, or, on the contrary, diminishes the curved lines of natural objects to a commonplace vision. The mother of the ugliest creature believes that her progeny is the most beautiful creature on earth.

Seeing things in a subjective way is what most people do all the time. The novel is good, if it pleases me; the movie is brilliant, if I enjoyed it; the colour is attractive, if it is my favourite.

The argument can go as far as a court of law. Mind you the reference is to a court of law, not to a court of justice. The interpretations to laws can be stretched so far as to render a mockery of justice. False witnesses are easy to find to pass on the subjective views suggested by the concerned on the matter. This is proved now and again. The discovery of a miscarriage of justice, though not an everyday occurance, proves the point.

Being critical and at the same time objective is indeed a challenge. Naturally, passing a judgment on a matter in which one is personally involved, deprives the arbiter from a clear and clean frame of mind, “nemo iudex in causa sua.”

There are many applications for these principles. One only needs to stop and think. Whatever one’s views, the aim of being objective, albeit, critical, is fundamental.

Reread some of the blogs that go as far back as August 2006, at:

http://www.culturedomain.com