Force a hand, the voice warned, and it will fight you. But convince a mind to think as you want it to think, and you have an ally.
Interpretation
Using persuasion rather than force leads to cooperation and unity.
This quote highlights the importance of influence and persuasion over coercion in achieving one's goals. It suggests that rather than forcing someone to act against their will, it is more effective to inspire and guide their thoughts, making them a partner in the endeavor.
In practice
In a leadership meeting to emphasize teamwork, one might say this quote to encourage collaboration rather than confrontation.
I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
When swimming into a dark tunnel,there arrives a point of no return when you no longer have enough breath to double back.your choice is to swim forward into the unknown....and pray for an exit
Only one form of contagion travels faster than a virus. And that's fear.
Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.
Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.
We have plenty of technologies we could use to destroy the planet, and we don't. There's more love on this planet than hate; there's more creativity than destructive power.
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. The person sitting in the shade now should be grateful for the person who planted and tended that tree. That includes all those benefactors of humanity throughout history that created, invented, financed, produced, maintained and improved all that we enjoy today.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
We live and learn, or, perhaps more importantly we learn and live.
However impressed we may be with NVC concepts, it is only through practice and application that our lives are transformed.
Now all you can do is wait. It must be hard for you, but there is a right time for everything. Like the ebb and flow of tides. No one can do anything to change them. When it is time to wait, you must wait.
One good deed dying tongueless Slaughters a thousand waiting upon that. Our praises are our wages.
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