Not Liking Something Is Not A Valid Reason to Reject It – by Chris Cade

I'm fully aware that this flies in the face of common logic. Our critical mind is quick to find examples where this doesn't seem true.

The thing to understand is that sometimes what we need most is something we may not like. Our preferences are not always indicators of what is truly best.

Therefore, we have to use different criteria than ‘Like’ and ‘Dislike’ to know if rejecting something is truly in our best interests. For example:

• ‘I don’t like meditation.”
• “I don’t like eating healthy foods.”
• “I don’t like exercising.”
• “I don’t like my experience right now.”

The list goes on. And when we reframe it back in the context of raising children, it’s even easier to see the fallacies inherent in assuming that because we don’t like something, that is a valid reason to reject it.

Kids reject all kinds of things that are good for them… just because the kids don’t like them.

(And so do we)

A natural response is to cite examples where this doesn’t seem true.

For example, not liking “negative” people, grease or slime, being overworked and underpaid, etc.

But in those examples, the rejection is not actually related to Liking or Disliking. The Like / Dislike is actually a resulting consequence of something deeper. It's that underlying feeling that you are being pulled away from your True Nature.

At the heart of the matter, I’m not suggesting we suddenly just accept or be okay with all the things we Dislike. That would be both foolish and potentially dangerous.

What I am suggesting and encouraging is that we use a different set of criteria other than “Like” and “Dislike” to decide whether or not rejecting something is the best course of action.

Let's look deeper, let's take a long-term view, let's pursue the truth of the moment. Then, and only then, can we truly know if rejecting something is in or best interests.

This article was written by Chris Cade, founder of Spiritual Growth Events.