Having empathy might help you better understand why the person acts the way they do and react with understanding instead of defensiveness.
"It would be my preference to achieve the goal through cooperation and understanding, instead of through adversarial legal action," he said.
Officials like Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senator Charles Schumer and the City Council speaker, Christine Quinn, should be urging the Police Department to be less grudging about supplying information that would aid public understanding, instead of racing to give the police a pass.
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A true conservative today should stress construction, encouragement, moderation and understanding instead of destruction, prohibition, extremism and slogans.
White people especially, you polite white folks who call for understanding instead of protest when attempting to defeat bias and hate aren't as useful as you think.
And it is when we commit to seeking understanding instead of seeking separation that we will reap the benefits of our collective efforts.
I need more than my kid and when I share that with them they look at me with understanding instead of bewilderment.
Our mission as Pax Christi is to live that faith, and so, over the past 10 years, we have worked to promote love instead of hate, forgiveness instead of vengeance, peace instead of war, and understanding instead of fear and suspicion.
We need to support and nurture attempts that allow cultural and religious understanding instead of becoming fixated on changing those who are different from us, just because we believe our way is better.
