Monday, February 21, 2011

Culture Quote of the Day - seeking difference

“Difference is not something we need to resolve; it is something we need to seek, so that through astonishment we may stay on the move between different worlds, and in that way become more complete” (Richard Shweder)

Is this possible? Do people naturally seek difference, seek astonishment, seek to engage different worlds, and see this as a path toward greater completeness? My observation is that most of us do not naturally seek this, and in fact, perhaps run from and resist it (engaging difference). 

And I wonder, how does one become the kind of person who seeks the growth that comes from engaging difference?

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