Our culture prizes certainty. In our adversarial political and legal systems, to admit not knowing or, worse, to admit being wrong, is perceived as the kiss of death. And yet, honesty and authenticity require us to admit that we often have more questions than answers, and get things wrong more often we get things right.
Simple solutions to complex problems are not solutions. (Neither are complex solutions to simple problems.) If we can create circles where certainty and being right are privileged, we can also create circles where doubts are honoured, and where questioned are hosted as special guests carrying treasures of hidden wisdom.
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