Quote

Our experience of oneness—a sense of merging or sharing identities—increases whenever we take someone else’s perspective, and it strengthens the more we see things from their point of view. The moment when empathy becomes mutual has an especially rich resonance. Two tightly looped people mesh minds, even smoothly finishing sentences for each other—a sign of a vibrant relationship that marital researchers call “high-intensity validation.”

Quote ID: 00466

Author

Daniel Goleman

Source

Social Intelligence

Our quote collection is searchable! Use the search box to find what you’re seeking.