When you take the time to actually listen, with humility, to what people have to say, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children.

Greg Mortenson
When you take the time to actually listen, with humility,...
When you take the time to actually listen, with humility,...
When you take the time to actually listen, with humility,...
When you take the time to actually listen, with humility,...
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When you take the time to actually listen to what people have to say, with humility, it's amazing what you can learn. Especially if the people who are doing the talking also happen to be children. Children are innocent and not tied down by the politics of adults. While they may seem like an easy group of people to ignore when adults speak, they are often the ones who know best what’s really happening in life.

Source: Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan And Pakistan

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