Today, at Shepherd University, there was a poster sale in one of the dining areas. I figured I would go and see what they had but I had no idea that they had hundreds of different posters so I was sure to find many that I liked so I limited myself to the first one that caused me to instantly grab for it. It was the Andy Warhol quote "I think everybody should like everybody." I had never heard of Andy Warhol or the quote before today but it instantly grabbed my attention so I bought it. As I was paying for it the good looking twenty something woman asked me a question that, at the time, I was completely unprepared for. "Do you think everybody should like everybody?" Emphasizing the "do you" part. I gave the only answer I could muster, Yes, I do. She responded with a reasonable, "but don't you think there reaches a point where it's unreasonable?" I agreed but offered, "it's still something we should all strive for." With that, I left.
Why do I tell you this story? Well because it has been on my mind all day and I can't help but wonder what the correct side of this is best. One one hand if it's going to be one extreme or the other the one presented by this quote is easily best but I also consider that some people are bad and what is the correct application of this idea for those that have led lives undeserving of liking?
My resolve is simple, each and every person has likable qualities and every person has unlikeable qualities, don't think that just because someone has qualities I don't like doesn't qualify them as unlikable and dismissable.
What do you think? Let me know! Leave a comment with your thoughts below.
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