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Published: May 28, 2021, 3:01 p.m.

The White Man\u2019s Tongue

Empathy IV

In empathy there is a disruption, a branching of paths, a dissonance\u2026 An essential part of empathy is combining the feelings of similarity and difference. That\u2019s where unpredictable things happen

Westerners hold out our hands to engage with the world, to be shepherds of our environment, and to build a sustainable culture, but our fists are closed. We can\u2019t see things balanced because we\u2019re imbalanced\u2026

If we become more aware and detached, empathy and self-confidence can inform each other. If we can become more aware of what we lack in understanding others, we can see what we lack in ourselves.

In the stereotyped potboiler Western the Indian proclaims, \u201cThe White Man speaks with forked tongue.\u201d I always wondered about this\u2026 there is something to it\u2026

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t require many words to speak the truth.\u201d\u2014 Chief Joseph

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