The Unequivocal Pursuit Of Truth

How To Become Open Minded

Abhishek Kothari
7 min readFeb 10, 2019
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The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth-Mahatma Gandhi, The Story Of My Experiments With Truth

It is a very rare balancing act to wake up everyday, look at yourself in the mirror and remind yourself that you know close to nothing about the world you live in. It is also true that the words ‘I dont know’ are the beginning of a personal journey to seek the ultimate authority — the truth.

Even so, how can you wake up every morning and accomplish your life goals with confidence if you believe what you know about the world is very little. Personally, I have struggled to maintain that balance. What can help you is the fact that your life is a journey to seek the truth. While I am very far from having an open mind, I have started walking on the path to seek the truth. This article is meant to share my experiences with that struggle in the hope that you too can develop an open mind.

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Abhishek Kothari

Futurist@The Intersection of Finance, Tech & Humanity. Stories of a Global Language: “Money”. Contributor @ Startup Grind, HackerNoon, HBR