"First of all", he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - "

"Sir?"

" - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

in To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

7 comments:

I disse...

And even so... deep down I think we never really understand anyone, even ourselves! But maybe I'm just feeling pessimistic tonight!

CarMG disse...

If you could dress his skin, be his skin, maybe, just maybe you could consider things from his point of view. But... understand him?

A I tem razão, muitas vezes nem mesmo dentro da nossa pele... ourselves... ourskin... us...

CarMG disse...

"I hate to say it, but it´s probably me" hoje vem mesmo a calhar... e o Ray, hoje... só para me mandar mesmo para o canto escuro sem amigos do stresse pós traumático onde não estive ;)lol

Lina disse...

Maybe we could begin to understand its actions and thoughts in response to our own.

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CarMG: ... quando chegaste ao canto escuro do stress pós traumático estavam afinal lá muitos amigos :D

CarMG disse...

Felizmente que têm lá estado sempre :)

Lina disse...

E por feio e escuro que seja o recanto, qualquer que seja o recanto, lá estarão sempre!

CarMG disse...

:):):):):):):)