Wooden-headedness
Today, there are many obvious examples of wooden-headedness.
Look at the divorce rate. Divorce is an outcome in many cases
of wooden-headedness. Government is a huge example, but I would
think that being in office, one would have to have a bit of
wooden-headedness in them in order to survive. Whether
wooden-headedness is good or bad depends on the standpoints you take.
If you look up the word, you will find
several definitions all of which basically proclaim the same
definition of the word: stupidity. Looking further into
the word from the standpoint of the author, it seems to me that what
she is saying is it is ones attempt at a personal agenda, stupidly,
similar to being stubborn. Or is it a thick headedness and
reluctance to people’s excuses or reasons for their sides of
things. Either way, it seems to be a mental block.
I believe that if we all sit back and
look at ourselves, there is a little bit of wooden-headedness in each
of us. It is not attached to a specific trait, gender,
political party or age, however it does seen that it could be argued
to be stronger in the younger generations. I believe that it is
however, a learned trait. When we are born, we are reliant on
our parents for everything we need and to help us make judgments and
decisions. If our parents are wooden-headed, it is probable
that we will follow in their footsteps, even so much as to have their
same opinions.
I’m always
right. That’s how it is these days. No one apologizes
for being wrong about something because they aren’t wrong.
Even if the facts are right in front of them. For some people,
wooden-headedness comes from the way they were raised, a prejudice or
even a religious belief.
Today, there are many obvious examples
of wooden-headedness. Look at the divorce rate. Divorce
is an outcome in many cases of wooden-headedness. Government is
a huge example, but I would think that being in office, one would
have to have a bit of wooden-headedness in them in order to survive.
Whether wooden-headedness is good or bad depends on the standpoints
you take. An example of when it can be bad is when you know
something is wrong yet just because you want to be right, you hold
your ground. Most of the time people act this way because they
enjoy the fight, they are afraid of what will happen if they admit
they were wrong, they could be afraid to admit the truth or they are
afraid to ask for help. All of these are examples of traits
that we all should sway from.
Wooden-headedness can be good if you
are on the other side of the fence. If you know you are 100% correct,
why wouldn’t you be stubborn with your correctness? However,
not being open to hearing others opinions whether right or wrong is
the bad part of being stubborn. I’m right and that’s all
there is to it! That’s not going to get you anywhere in
life. In Government, it would be bad to
have a leader who is not Wooden-headed and have them back out of
every decision because of uncertainties and questions.
Wooden-headedness may play a role in whether a leader is strong and
able to stay in that role for the long haul.
So I guess what I’m saying is that
it can go either way, depending on how you use your
wooden-headedness. It can be used for good in many ways but if
you are like Nixon covering up your Watergate scandal, you may need
to look for ways to keep your position and not be impeached!(617)
-Ardeeemilla(:
