tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post1825643928916109536..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: The quest for validation.Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-19786941302533980792011-06-16T06:24:32.898-05:002011-06-16T06:24:32.898-05:00There is, of course, also the question why the rea...There is, of course, also the question why the reader (in this case myself) would follow this 4th grader. That is because we constantly assess what others are doing in their particular predicament of the human condition. Via empathy, we don't have to make all our mistakes ourselves. We can learn from others, vastly expanding our experience. <br />I remember my aged father, dropping a word here and there every so often, and I couldn't make sense of them at the time, all the while knowing that they were significant. Now his words in my memory are guide posts on my own journey. We don't only live to ourselves.irmawalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612774341504053499noreply@blogger.com