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terrence "24/7 internal battles" nowell ([personal profile] overstrain) wrote in [community profile] cetana 2019-12-06 11:51 pm (UTC)

The point I'm trying to get at is... have you considered why they think like that? Why they think they're right? That's what you need to understand, Kido. You wouldn't like it if someone did the same thing to you without trying to figure out why you think that way, right?

[ EMPATHY, KIDO. EMPATHY... ]

If someone came to you and told you that you were wrong without even trying to understand why you think that way, you'd probably sock them in the face first thing. You'd feel justified in doing that. But if the same thing happened to you and you got punched for doing the same thing to them, doesn't that mean they're also justified in doing that? You'd want to obviously say no, even though it's pretty much the same situation, just that it's you who gets hurt.

[ He scratches the side of his head a little. ]

... As long as you know what's wrong and try to fix it with your best efforts, I think... that's good enough.

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