"I am not easily frightened. **Not because I am brave but because I know that I am dealing with human beings, and that I must try as hard as I can to understand everything that anyone ever does**. And that was the real import of this morning: not that a disgruntled young [[Gestapo]] officer yelled at me, but that I felt no indignation, rather a real compassion, and would have liked to ask, ‘Did you have a very unhappy childhood, has your girlfriend let you down?’ Yes, he looked harassed and driven, sullen and weak. I should have liked to start treating him there and then, for I know that pitiful young men like that are dangerous as soon as they are let loose on mankind." — [[Etty Hillesum]] in Etty: A Diary 1941–1943 --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[asking-questions]], [[listening]], [[202308180913 — AtN — You have the ability to reframe scenarios to protect your mental health]], [[non-violent communication]], [[mindfulness]], **Source** -- [[251115105628 - B - Nonviolent Communication]]