From Barbara Brown Taylor’s An Altar In The World, this on the practice of encountering others:
“At the very least, most of us need someone to tell our stories to. At a deeper level, most of us need someone to help us forget ourselves, a little or a lot. The great wisdom traditions of the world all recognize that the main impediment to living a life of meaning is being self-absorbed.”
Well, I guess it is at least comforting to know that MY “main impediment to living a life of meaning” is in line with the great wisdom traditions of the world. That recognition is, I guess, a start.
It occurs to me... 