But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary — to understand other people.
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Okay, I really need to read that. I keep meaning to, but somehow it never rises to the top of my shelf. That quote reminds me of the prayer of St. Francis…
I read this book with a book club I started when I my boys were young. This quote got me through a very difficult situation where, believe me, I wanted to stop everyone on the street and tell them my side of things.
Read it and tell me what you think!
Oh this is one of the books I return to again and again and again. LOVE IT.