“Some people will, after all, sacrifice their best selves to debate anything they fear others might accuse them of. Safely, a guarded mindset can experience only what it accepts. Yet not everyone who finds themselves on the outside of a matter will discount it. Somehow, whether by implicit understanding, or by the experience of another view, these people appreciate that a door closed for good reason is better than a door open for no reason at all. They never bank on personal experience alone, hold nothing against what they don’t understand, and perceive a good deal more than they can take credit for.
These are the meek that inherit the earth.” —A Faery Story