An enlightened person raises the level of the consciousness of the entire community.
That people you don__ know are worth knowing, that they have something to teach you. That learning about them _ that encountering new ideas _ doesn__ threaten you, it enriches you. (Celeste Ng)
Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times
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That people you don__ know are worth knowing, that they have something to teach you. That learning about them _ that encountering new ideas _ doesn__ threaten you, it enriches you. (Celeste Ng)
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