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You enter into the soul, the spirit of somebody else by listening to them, not by telling them something.
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Understanding another person begins with listening. The quote says that hearing someone’s words creates a path toward their inner life, while talking at them does not offer the same access. “Telling them something” represents speaking without first making room for their experience. Attention and receptive listening are presented as the way to approach another person’s spirit.
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