People in conversation

Searching for Wise Questions

“Questions have unsung power. They focus our attention: ‘What was your first reaction?’ They call upon one dimension of us rather than another: ‘How are you trying to reassure your children?’

They can point us toward a path of understanding and action: ‘Are there legitimate reasons for people to hate this country?’”

Essential Partners' late co-founder Laura R. Chasin searches for the right questions in the aftermath of 9/11.

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Laura R. Chasin