“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you
don’t blame the lettuce. You look for 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 family, we blame the other person. But if we
know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming
has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and
argument. 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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