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		 Contributor: Jibongo		 
		Date: 2003-04-30 21:14:21 
		
		 
			I don't know that it will ever be possible to "implement this" with everyone.  All I know is: IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRY!   
Please don't ignore the first part of the sentence you quoted, namely "If we believe (as I do) that we each discover bits of wisdom during our life journeys, every disagreement should be seen as an opportunity to transform our apparent ‘opponent' into a friend who can help us enlarge our understanding by benefiting from each others' diverse viewpoints."  For anybody who is convinced that he or she is right & everyone else is wrong, about all we can do is to invite dialogue in a non-threatening way over & over again until the invitation is accepted.   
The toughest question is: how do we keep such people from doing harm & still show them the respect we all need to show to people who do respect all life?  		 
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