But people will not easilyįorgive the mistakes of the heart, the ill intention, the bad People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not toĪdmit it.
Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. You could no moreĬall them back then ignore the mess they left when they fell. Words are like eggs dropped from great heights. It's the foundational principle that holds all To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. Understand they listen with the intent to reply.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough timeīe a light, not a judge. but we are not free toĬhoose the consequences of these actions. The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of
We see the world, not as it is, but as we are ̶ or, as We too readily assume that everything has two sides and that it is our duty to be on one or the other.Change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our I am a man for whom the outside world exists. Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like: Based on Topics: Religions & Spirituality Quotes Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us. It's incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the business of life, to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover it's leaning against the wrong wall.īetween stimulus and response, one has the freedom to choose. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price, day in and day out, you never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop and educated mind. To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. We simply won't be able to create and sustain the foundation necessary for effective interdependence. And if our words and our actions come from superficial human relations techniques (the Personality Ethic) rather than from our own inner core (the Character Ethic), others will sense that duplicity. The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are. Covey:Seek first to understand and then to be understood. We are spiritual beings on a human journey. We are not human beings on a spiritual journey.
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