"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you
don't blame the lettuce. You look into the reasons it is
not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or
less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have
problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other
person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will
grow well, like lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at
all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments.
That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument,
just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you
understand, you can love, and the situation will change."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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