Building Bridges With Those of Difference

Deep listening can begin to connect, and it requires real training. I remember hearing from one young man in South Africa, he described how he was blinded when a policeman shot him in the face at close range. He needed others to listen. So he could be more real to them to himself and vice versa. Can we bring a humble curiosity about why people think the way they think? The basic value is that true cultural heroes are bridge builders.