We place far too much weight on our limited impressions of others and so are much too quick to judge. We only ever see part of the picture, and generally not the most important part. If life were a movie, much of the time we would just be watching the closing moments of the movie. We would not have seen entire series of events that led to the final scene appearing before us. This is why having an open mind is so important. When our mind and heart are open, we can better listen to what our empathy tells us. This helps us understand what is going on inside others, motivating them to act as they
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