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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

by David Brooks

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Sep 19, 2025 07:15AM

“When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself "All is lost. I have to start all over again." This is not true. What you have gained you have gained....When you return to the the road, you return to the place where you left it, not to where you started.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

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“Every time you close another door—be it the door of immediate satisfaction, the door of distracting entertainment, the door of busyness, the door of guilt and worry, or the door of self-rejection—you commit yourself to go deeper into your heart and thus deeper into the heart of God.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

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“There is within you a lamb and a lion. Spiritual maturity is the ability to let lamb and lion lie down together.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

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“When people show you their boundaries ("I can't do this for you") you feel rejected...part of your struggle is to set boundaries to your own love. Only when you are able to set your own boundaries will you be able to acknowledge, respect and even be grateful for the boundaries of others.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom

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