“... fearing the worst is worse than knowing the worst. So you eventually start wanting the worst possible thing to happen—finding your wife in bed with another man, or watching the worm finally come into the light. Until the worst happens, it always might happen. When it actually does happen? Now, at least, you know.” FearKnowingIllnessAnticipation Book:The Empathy Exams Source: The Empathy Exams
“I'm happy not knowing. Most of the time (except when I'm a neurotic mess about uncertainty) I feel glad that the horizon is a mystery.” FeelsKnowingMysteryAnxietyGladMessUncertaintyHorizonNot KnowingNeurotic Author:Leslie Jamison
“Empathy isn’t just listening, it’s asking the questions whose answers need to be listened to. Empathy requires inquiry as much as imagination. Empathy requires knowing you know nothing. Empathy means acknowledging a horizon of context that extends perpetually beyond what you can see.” KnowsNeedsMeanImaginationAnswersKnowingListeningEmpathyAskingHorizonInquiryJust ListenOf Context Book:The Empathy Exams: Essays Source: The Empathy Exams: Essays
