“If the purpose of literature is to illuminate human nature, the purpose of fantastic literature is to do that from a wider perspective. You can say different things about what it means to be human if you can contrast that to what it means to be a robot, or an alien, or an elf.” IfsHumansMeanDifferentPurposeLiteratureHuman NaturePerspectiveAliensFantasticDifferent ThingsContrastRobotsWhat It Means To Be Human Author:Jo Walton
“You want to teach all kids the skills that are on the better side of human nature: empathy, appreciating how one's behavior is affecting other people, resolving disagreements in ways that do not involve conflict, taking another's perspective, honesty.” PeopleWayWantHumansKidsSidesTeachHuman NatureHonestyPerspectiveSkillsConflictBehaviorEmpathyAppreciateDisagreement Author:Ross W. Greene
“For a very long time, people have been saying to me, "What if you want to do this approach with every kid?" For a behaviorally challenging kid, you're parenting this way just to help bring the kid's behavior under control and to greatly reduce conflict. But you want to teach all kids the skills that are on the better side of human nature: empathy, appreciating how one's behavior is affecting other people, resolving disagreements in ways that do not involve conflict, taking another's perspective, honesty.” PeopleLongHelpingKidsChallengesTeachHuman NatureHonestyPerspectiveConflictBehaviorEmpathyAppreciateWhat IfDisagreement Author:Ross W. Greene
“When so many of our dreams had come true and yet I still saw that so many of my friends were in a lot of pain... I saw their pain from a different perspective and realized that I can't just sing my way out of all this suffering. I have to try to understand human nature and myself and the nature of suffering and a lot of these other issues on a deeper level.” TryingDifferentDreamPainSufferingHuman NaturePerspectiveMy WayDifferent Perspective Author:Jeff Mangum
“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” MenWorldInspirationalScienceVisionAwarenessHuman NatureFieldsPerspectiveLimitsPerceptionEvery ManLimitationPerception Of The WorldGerman Philosopher Author:Arthur Schopenhauer
“In [Yogananda's] celebrated Autobiography of a Yogi, he offers a stunning account of the 'cosmic consciousness' reached on the upper levels of yogic practice, and numerous interesting perspectives on human nature from the yogic and Vedantic points of view.” HumansInterestingLevelsViewsConsciousnessPracticeHuman NaturePerspectiveOffersAccountsPoint Of ViewCosmicAutobiographyStunningYogiCosmic ConsciousnessAutobiography Of A Yogi Author:Robert S Ellwood
“Anger may be healthy, cleansing, a relief to the spirit at certain times, just as a violent thunderstorm clears the air and cools the overheated land.” LifeTruthHealingStrengthHuman NaturePerspectiveEmotionsAngerMetaphorClarity Book:Godhanger Source: Godhanger