rogers understand law
‘the older i get the more i am convinced that the space between people who are trying their best to understand each other is hallowed ground’ – Fred Rogers
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googled to see if he really said that:
Yes, Fred Rogers did say this, but the viral internet version alters his exact wording.
The widely shared internet quote replaces his original phrase, “communicating human beings,” with “people who are trying their best to understand each other“
Fred Rogers delivered the original version of this quote in 1990 during his acceptance speech for the Gold Medal from The Pennsylvania Society. His exact words were:
The older I get, the more convinced I am that the space between communicating human beings can be hallowed ground.”
He went on to explain his philosophy of communication, noting that the Holy Spirit bridges the gap between what a speaker says and what a listener needs to hear.
Fred Rogers—who was an ordained Presbyterian minister—frequently used the concept of “holy ground” or “hallowed ground” to describe human connection. The philosophy stemmed from a famous personal anecdote he shared throughout his life:
- The Bad Sermon: As a young man, Rogers attended a church service where a substitute preacher delivered what Rogers initially judged as a poorly crafted, terrible sermon.
- The Revelation: He turned to see a woman next to him in tears, deeply moved, who whispered that the sermon was exactly what she needed to hear.
- The Lesson: Rogers realized he had come in judgment, while she had come in need. He concluded that the space between a person doing their best to deliver good news and a person in need is holy ground because something greater translates the message.
paul know\love law et al.. pearson unconditional law et al..
we need tech for the thing we can’t seem to do in order to try/see a global detox leap – ie: tech w/o judgment as nonjudgmental expo labeling via self-talk as data .. idiosyncratic jargon style .. to connect us
ie: imagine if we listen to the itch-in-8b-souls 1st thing everyday & use that data to connect us (tech as it could be.. ai as augmenting interconnectedness)
the thing we’ve not yet tried/seen: the unconditional part of left to own devices ness
[‘in an undisturbed ecosystem ..the individual left to its own devices.. serves the whole’ –dana meadows]
there’s a legit use of tech (nonjudgmental exponential labeling) to facil the seeming chaos of that global detox leap/dance.. for (blank)’s sake..
ie: whatever for a year.. a legit sabbatical ish transition
otherwise we’ll keep perpetuating the same song.. the whac-a-mole-ing ness of sea world.. of not-us ness.. of part\ial ness.. perpetuating survival triage.. for (blank)’s sake..
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rumi words law et al
be still my heart. love silence enough..
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random/shared unknown quote on fb: listen with the intent to understand rather than the intent to reply
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shaw communication law et al
eisenstein i know you law et al
missing piece #2 et al
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be you. 