Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Simplistic Answers

There is a big difference between simple and simplistic. Simple is the opposite of complex whereas simplistic implies laziness and lack of depth in pursuing reality and thus reducing what is essentially complex into simple, hence missing the target altogether.

Overconfident, insensitive, and unimaginative people tend to have simplistic answers for almost everything. The notion of complexity eludes them. I used to be afflicted of this deplorable trait myself. Then reality kept hitting me over the head until I was forced to open my eyes and then my heart in order to see what truth really is. It is starkingly beautiful in its simplicity.

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