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On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Discipline of Asking Beautiful Questions

i had the same conversation with john o'donnel that can have with you. The ability to ask beautiful questions, often in very unbeautiful moments is one of the great disciplines of a human life. A beautiful question starts to shape your identity as much by asking it. As it does by having it answered. You don't have to do anything about it. And before you know it, you will find yourself actually shaping a different life. That's what rilke called living the question exactly. He's always there before youyes, andhe is.

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