The Grass is Always Greener? – Modern Koans

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The Grass is Always Greener?

A friend posted this on Facebook recently.  It reminds me of how dogma and misunderstanding so quickly and efficiently poisons our institutions.  While religion is particularly susceptible, philosophy and science are not left unscathed.  Though I do confess a deep appreciation of Hume, perhaps rescuing for me the western experience.  While there is much wrong with the western approach to life, there is so much that we’ve gotten right.  It is truly a case of the grass is always greener.

It often takes a fresh pair of eyes to discern between the two.

So what do you think?  What do you think the west has to offer the east and vice versa?  Is one side of the globe got it more right than the other? 

I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

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