---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The recent uproar has me thinking about the diversity of clients, and my relationship to them, as a businessman and a person. My clients are Baptists and Buddhists, straight and gay, atheists and agnostics, leftists and rightists, very social and reclusively private. They are a joy to me BECAUSE OF, not in spite of, their diversity. Many of those who some would consider the most "off center" are, when approached with an open heart, the most enriching to me as we share our common interest in music and the piano from two [sometimes very] different points of view. I am sure that more than a few of them think of me as a bit "off center" as well. As is also apparent from this list, almost all of us have some special gift. In some cases, the development of that gift may even be intensified in compensation for social ostracism. Thinking only in terms of "tolerance" for those different from us puts us in an attitude where we can not fully appreciate those gifts, to our great loss. "Tolerance" isn't enough; true humility admits the most joy. It's the difference between "sympathy" and "empathy", and we are the beneficiaries. Sarah Fox says, "This email list was the first list I have ever joined as a rank-and-file human being with no visible gender issues." For many months she was judged (fairly and positively) on the content of her posts. Exactly as it should be. With sincere best wishes, Bob Davis ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ef/fe/82/96/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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