““Incivility expects what it isn’t willing to give. We often fight off, run away from, or exclude others because we believe we’ve already found the answer or solved the problem. Our fixed-position platforms contribute to the degradation of common sense. While it may entertain in the short term, it almost always loses in the long term. Ironically, in this poisoned atmosphere we expect those we’ve shut out to listen to us as we try to convince them of our perspective. Can we really expect them to return a favor we’re not extending? And should we be surprised that this approach almost never works?””
![“[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could, and still things get worse in Tibet." If you look at it from one point of view, as he himself says, his monastic position of forbearance and nonviolence hasn't reaped any…” quote by Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9fe/pico-iyer-1252_benefits_the-dalai-lama-told-me-some-years-ago-i_678.jpg)
