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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I so relate to this, completely. Preachy alienates, while teachy includes...at least that's my own experience. I think of the many convos that happen here regarding animal welfare and I've had some utterly amazing discussions about it. But try to discuss it with a preacher? Usually hit a wall. Discuss it w/ a teacher...and it's usually a pretty wonderful back-and-forth where I learn as much about myself, as about the other person and about the subject at hand too. |
This is exactly the way I feel, and I actually love learning new things, but I'm very stubborn about throwing out my old values and ideas, so when I can have an intelligent respectful conversation with someone, even though we have different opinions, they can plant a seed with me and hopefully, I can with them too and so much future insight can come from that. Sometimes true learning comes in our quiet moments, not in the middle of a debate, so those "seeds" can become quite valuable.