"I wonder if you change human beings with arguments alone: either by peppering them with sharp facts or by blowing them up with guns of truth. You scare 'em, but do you change 'em? I wonder if ever you make any real difference in human beings without understanding them and loving them.
"For when you argue with a man (how much more with a woman), you are somehow trying to pull down and make him less ( and yourself more); but when you try to understand him, when you like him, how eager is he then to know the truth you have; and you add to him in some strange way, you make him more than he was before; and at the same time, and that is the sheer magic of it, you yourself become more."
David Grayson
Adventures in Understanding p.24-25
Renaissance House 1989 (originally published in 1925)
This is quite a long quote to use without permission. I tried but suspect it is out of print.
As For Me
In attempt to make room on my bookshelf, I determined to get rid of some books less likely to be reread.
What was I thinking?!
I can't live without David Grayson! I may not read him often but, when I do, I feel as though I'm in a comfy lawnchair surrounded by whispering trees and birdsong. I enjoy his gentle wisdom and warmth. I feel a smile, though I have no idea what this man looks like.
Aaah, but when I read Grayson (Ray Stannard Baker), this crazy circus of a world gets put on hold.
This blog began in a coffee shop but is being sent from a hospital. Kidney stones!
And to all, a good night.
Nap time.
Lonnie
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