Scott StabileIt's not enough to open your eyes. You must open your heart as well.
About This Quote
You can’t learn about people or about life without experiencing the depths of their emotions. You can’t see the world around you from an objective point of view. You might learn a lot from books, but only by doing something new and different can you truly understand the world around you. If you would like to really understand a person, if you want to really understand a situation you need to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and try to feel what they are feeling.
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