Questions

Listen to a different voice

Not being entirely right can be good news.

When you only listen to those who think like you, everything seems clearer, but also poorer. Reality usually has more nuance than a quick phrase or group opinion. Listening to someone different does not mean surrendering or giving up on truth. It means recognizing that you can learn something, correct a caricature, or better understand a wound. Intellectual humility is also Christian. Truth is not defended by closing your ears, but by seeking it with greater clarity.

Key idea

Listening with humility helps you seek truth without looking down on people.

Your challenge for this idea

Ask someone today who thinks differently to explain their point of view without interrupting them.

BASED ON

Truth