"Other men are lenses through which we read our own minds."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
19th century US poet/essayist
If we're paying attention.
In fact the reaction to us and our ideas coming from others, is a much better indicator of who we really are than most anything we come up with for ourselves.
Again, assuming we look for it.
This is so true. If you watch other people responding to you, you will learn a great deal about yourself, both the good and the bad.
ReplyDeleteAnother quote suggesting the need for self-reflection. Keep it up, we can all use more of this.
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