A perspective that values what is best for people considers the right balance of ideas.
For example, consider a decision that needs to be made by a group of schools about whether scores should be kept for games.
Christians, an important aspect of making healthy decisions in life involves balance. Many positions you encounter on issues in life have two extremes with places to stand in between. Finding the right place to stand on an issue involves thinking with one’s mind and heart about the factors involved. This is important for making decisions that are good for both you and others.
For example, consider a decision that needs to be made by a group of schools about whether scores should be kept for games. On one extreme, they say it has been causing stress and arguments among some of the players. On the other extreme, you find people who have caused those problems by pushing students too hard and purposely embarrassing them in front of the team for missing goals. As a superintendent, you have talked with the players and found that many of them don’t like the amount of pressure that has been put on them. However, most of those players also say they don’t think they would like playing sports much anymore without the score being kept. You talk to a senior coach who says they could continue to keep score in games while changing the local culture around how coaches treat winning and losing.
While taking either of the extremes would cause problems for students, pushing to see the balanced perspective implemented would be best for the students, relieving their stress and keeping the competitive side of the game enjoyable. You also say to yourself that this approach is what you would have wanted when you played sports. It might be tempting to take an extreme because people can congregate around extremes, and this is part of what can make it challenging to fight for a balanced perspective. However, it is worth pushing for the right ideas to do what is best for others. This doesn't mean there aren't times to stand more to one end of a spectrum or the other but instead that decisions need to be weighed out carefully in ones head and heart without fearfully or carelessly choosing sides and that the best answer can be challenging to stand behind.
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