wooow I got a great take-away!
before hearing this from Ken and even finding this quotation, I thought of the same thing when thinking about the Expedition Log 2. of chp. 7 (pg.112):
What changes can you make that will allow anger to be dealt with productively and in small doses?
I recalled here when seeing this Q:
"the first step in promoting health conflict is to understand..."(pg. 104, 11th line from the bottom)
I totally agree to this idea.
Understanding and agreeing are different.
Even if I can't totally agree to an idea at all, I must show understanding first.
I think this approach is close to what we've learnt in negotiation.
by the way, the bible says something similar too.
"be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry" (James 1:19)
I don't wanna force any spiritual stuff or whatever like that to nonchristians (I don't really understand those stuff well in the first place lol), but I think this is a good "proverb" for all people :)
Hey Mao! I agree, I really like that take-away statement as well :) That's interesting how there are other messages like that in the Bible! I am a non-Christian and so I don't know many prayers, but I know there is a similar message by Mother Theresa in her Prayer for Peace, too :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mao,
ReplyDeleteThat is a great quotation. Thanks for sharing it.
Ken