To respond in a reactive culture, to marry firm moral conviction with a spirit of goodwill and the porousness necessary for appraising other perspectives in order to evolve one’s own, is a Herculean feat of character. And yet there are instances in which it is unsound to engage with another whose values are so antithetical to one’s own that the collision is bound to shatter one’s sanity rather than build common ground. To recognize those rare instances and choose to stand down is an act of moral courage rather than moral weakness.
Author: Maria Popova
Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings)
Subjects: Communication, Personal Improvement, Relationships
Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings)
Subjects: Communication, Personal Improvement, Relationships
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