i find them so difficult that i give up on them..but they are the ones who need to hear it and see the truth the most...even they dont deserve to be given up on.
2006-06-16 16:59:56 · 25 answers · asked by dancer8582002 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
You cannot. If they are unwilling to actively listen to others, walk away.
2006-06-16 17:00:58 · answer #1 · answered by cute_valley_boys 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just who has the closed mind. What do you mean by the truth. Are you talking about religion or fact. Quite often those that claim to be very religious are the ones that have the closed mind. They believe they are right While others believe religion is only a method for some to control masses. Who are closed and who are not?
2006-06-16 17:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a proverb in Tamil language which says you blow the bugle and let the sun rise when it wants. That is if at sun rise one is supposed to blow the bugle , he should blow it if necessary in advance of sun rise to complete his duty and let the sun rise at its leisure!!!
Same way we should not hesitate to advise or answer the closed minded people or give them wrong advise on the presumption that they are going to ignore the advise in any case.!!!!
Even closed minded people may realise the wisdom in our advise after every failures in their action by going against or unmindful of the advises given. That is after the event they would become wise.But it takes time for them to attain this realisation.
In fact many children are like that but then they say sorry later on when they fail in their attempts .Some people have over self confidence too.
Perhaps there must be some reason behind people becoming close minded. In fact even amongst most of the ordinary people a vst majority have 50 % close mindedness. It may also be people based impression that they have a dislike to take advise from people against whom they have some aversion.
In general senior people, wise people and teachers, parents etc have to give the right advise always to every body evgen if such advise is notb openly solicited!!!!!
2006-06-16 17:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by THATHA75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't get through to them because the gates are closed and the walls they have built reach up into the stars. All you can do is accept that they are ignorant and do not want to see past their own noses.
I've been doing that for about 17 years now with my dad's family and even though I still feel like they look down on me for not going to church and not being a devote little Christian...
they know not what they do.
2006-06-16 17:11:40 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Melissa♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Closed minded people are like closed doors except there is no magic key to open their minds. A person has to be willing or come to a point on their own where they open their minds up. There is no getting through to them until they choose to. Sometimes a spiritual awakening can help but this also must be something a person experiences on his/her own.
2006-06-16 17:13:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have convinced your self that you are right and they ( The closed minded people ) are wrong then you your self have become one of them . Is it the truth they need to hear or your opinion of what the truth is that you want them to hear?
2006-06-16 17:11:05 · answer #6 · answered by jim d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Close minded or narrow minded people are going to believe what they want. If they have a moment of clarity someday it would be great but trying to make them see a different point of view, if they are that narrow minded, is a losing battle. Accepting them warts and all and sticking to your values it is all you can do.
2006-06-16 17:09:58 · answer #7 · answered by mia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you must remember, is everyone is entitled to their own opinion. What you see as logical or correct, may not be. It might be you that is wrong or them, but either way in the whole scheme of things, it doesn´t matter. You are going to meet lots of people in life with a different point of view.
2006-06-16 17:05:28 · answer #8 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first step to reaching a close-minded person is to stop thinking of them as close minded. The second step is to fear that you may be the closed one.
2006-06-16 17:04:09 · answer #9 · answered by ChingoBling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may not be able to. And what kind of truth do you want them to hear? Is it religious or political? People generally decide these things for themselves.
2006-06-23 14:13:57 · answer #10 · answered by anastasia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on what your definition of "closed minded" is. If you simply expect them to agree with you, maybe you are the closed minded one. Maybe they've given careful consideration to what they believe. In that case, they simply hold an opinion - one just as valid as yours.
2006-06-16 17:03:28 · answer #11 · answered by jamesedge 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋