Dear Aida,There is a quiet strength many people overlook— a strength that will make you wiser, gentler, more discerning, and more grounded.It is the strength of being open-minded.Most people think open-mindedness means being agreeable, flexible, or easily persuaded. It doesn’t.True open-mindedness is something else entirely:It is the ability to hold multiple possibilities without clinging to any one of them out of fear.

Dear Aida, There is a quiet strength many people overlook—a strength that will make you wiser, gentler, more discerning, and more grounded. It is the strength of being open-minded. Most people think open-mindedness means being agreeable, flexible, or easily persuaded.It doesn’t. True open-mindedness is something else entirely: It is the ability to hold multiple possibilitieswithout clinging to any one of them out of fear.

Dear Aida,There is a quiet strength many people overlook— a strength that will make you wiser, gentler, more discerning, and more grounded.It is the strength of being&nbsp;open-minded.Most people think open-mindedness means being agreeable, flexible, or easily persuaded. It doesn’t.True open-mindedness is something else entirely:It is the ability to hold multiple possibilities without clinging to any one of them out of fear.

LETTER 15 — On Being Open-Minded

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