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THE POWER OF TAKING THE PLUNGE

emotions of anger or resentment rise up at the
mere thought of the disagreement.

If you can find another way of seeing this — if
you can search for other ways to respond —
you will eventually bring about a different,
better, more healthy result.

And while it may be true that the obligation sits
equally with both parties in the relationship, if
one just cannot see things differently at the
time, and the other can, then the one with the

greater awareness has the responsibility for
moving things forward.
There is an excellent scene in the movie, Night

at the Museum when Ben Stiller's character is
hitting the monkey in the face, and the monkey
is hitting him back. And on and on it goes for
some time. Up rides Teddy Roosevelt on his
horse and says, "Larry, why are you hitting the
monkey?" He says, "He started it!" And Teddy
replies, "Larry, who's evolved?" The
responsibility sits with the person with the
higher awareness.

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