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“When I was 10 there was a rocket scientist that lived near me. His son was severely handicapped, but his mind was genius. He was older than me. We’d hang. One time he told me this. I remembered it all these years. He taught me: When there are two conflicting statements (truths), there is an opportunity for learning. This has helped me through the years from passing judgment to quickly or coming to a conclusion instead of dismissing things all together.”

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