Much like Mrs. Wang who was going to stop wars over a cup of tea, as a child, I used to believe that I could prevent someone from burgling my house by sitting down with him and talking him through the entire thing. I thought I'd be able to throw light on the impact it'd have on my family, and that he'd understand because he'd have a family and loved ones too. I thought I would reach out to him; talk to him and understand him like no one else had. "Because we are both human and regardless of our paths, communication is powerful," I'd tell myself. I was 100% convinced that I could do this. I'm not sure if I believe otherwise even now.
The video below just reminded me of how we can have various ways of expressing ourselves, but it's supremely important that we do. It isn't the best video I've ever seen, but a lot of things about it spoke to me. Here it is -
www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter.html/
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