Why do we have to be OPEN-MINDED?

Before you read this further, this might come accross your mind, "What does open-minded mean?"

Open-minded refers to a person who is willing to consider new ideas/opinions; unprejudiced and not judgemental.

WHY is it important to be open-minded?
Well, being open-minded gives you a chance to keep learning because you are always willing to listen to others' opinions without judging them. Unlike those who are close-minded and judgmental, they won't listen to anybody, that's why they will never learn.

Now that you guys kinda have an idea of what open-minded is and how it is important for you. Let's check on how to be open-minded.

HOW to be open-minded :

• Don't be judgemental. This means don't be too quick to judge people. For example, if you live in a muslim country and you see a foreign woman walking around with some really short pants.. Don't judge them as a bad person or something, because she might come from a different cultures, and her cultures might say that it is okay to wear whatever they like. It's not wrong, it's just different.

• Remember that your opinion is not the only one. Be open to new innovations, ideas or opinions.

In conclusion, it is important for the people, especially youth, to be open-minded because if you're open-minded not only that you'll be able to keep on learning, but also it will broaded your mind. On the other hand, being close-minded can make you take stereotypes easily and never learn anything.