Friday, December 16, 2016

Amoris Laetitia - Par. 138



138.  Develop the habit of giving real importance to the other person.  This means appreciating them and recognizing their right to exist, to think as they do and to be happy.  Never down-play what they say or think, even if you need to express your own point of view.  Everyone has something to contribute, because they have their life experiences, they look at things from a different standpoint and they have their own concerns, abilities and insights.  We ought to be able to acknowledge the other person's truth, the value of his or her deepest concerns, and what it is that they are trying to communicate, however aggressively.  We have to put ourselves in their shoes and try to peer into their hearts, to perceive their deepest concerns and to take them as a point of departure for further dialogue.

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