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Some of the points made here, especially above by tecoyah, about the ability to be flexible and empathetic, demonstrate what I a few months ago took issue about with this idea of 'flip-flopping'. Id never heard this term previously, yet people seemed to think it was a major negative to possess this characteristic. I could understand that it might demonstrate a lack of conviction or strong belief, in some cases, yet I also saw it as an absolute positive. I thought to myself that life, politics, human interaction is about compromise, empathy and understanding. To be born with a set of rigid ideals and to never sway from them, no matter how the social and/or political climate changed would be folly and backward. Anyway, sorry to derail the thread in anyway, just my two cents.
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'And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass'
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