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Harry ji,Keeping you busy in the shop today, eh?:grinningkaur:If there's one thing I've learned, over the years, it's that if I want to connect with my interlocutor, I have to understand his/her point of view to the point where I can also comprehend why he/she feels that way. This includes those who may consider themselves my enemy. The essence of discussion is the ability to listen to the opposing party's view, rather than just wait for the next opportunity to throw in my own two cents (tuppence for you lot across the pond; the "pond" in question being the Mediterranean). I suggest that the most effective way to de-fang an enemy is to show that I don't regard him and his idea as one and the same. My own concepts have changed many times, based on new information and my own personal growth. I attempt to give others the same benefit of the doubt (when I'm thinking straight!).
Harry ji,
Keeping you busy in the shop today, eh?:grinningkaur:
If there's one thing I've learned, over the years, it's that if I want to connect with my interlocutor, I have to understand his/her point of view to the point where I can also comprehend why he/she feels that way. This includes those who may consider themselves my enemy. The essence of discussion is the ability to listen to the opposing party's view, rather than just wait for the next opportunity to throw in my own two cents (tuppence for you lot across the pond; the "pond" in question being the Mediterranean). I suggest that the most effective way to de-fang an enemy is to show that I don't regard him and his idea as one and the same. My own concepts have changed many times, based on new information and my own personal growth. I attempt to give others the same benefit of the doubt (when I'm thinking straight!).
