Experience + Awareness = Empathy

ByMatthew

“Do not be critics, you people, I beg you. I was a critic and I wish I could take it all back because it came from a smelly and ignorant place in me, and spoke with a voice that was all rage and envy. Do not dismiss a book until you have written one, and do not dismiss a movie until you have made one, and do not dismiss a person until you have met them. It is a lot of work to be open-minded and generous and understanding and forgiving and accepting, but that is what matters. What matters is saying yes.” – Dave Eggers

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