Wednesday Talks

Conversation is a possibility of relationship—something we are able to share with one another while respecting the sovereignty of each individual. Conversation, communication, and dialogue allow us to listen, to hear one another, and at least in part to feel one another as well. In this space, it is not only opinions that meet, but the people who stand behind them.

If we preserve this openness and capacity for mutual conversation, we preserve the possibility of coexistence and compassion, regardless of what we think or what we belong to. Dialogue can become a space of mutual understanding, where differences do not mean distance, but an opportunity for a broader view. Conversation can bring us closer as human beings and encourage a change of perspective, as well as a more complete understanding of ourselves and of the other.