The price of hating other human beings is loving oneself less. And the man who has learned to hate himself completely has achieved something very nearly like freedom.
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Anand Giridharadas — Fresh Air
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Stories are so central to the human experience that researchers who study them have come to think they play a fundamental role in allowing us to understand the minds of others. Psychologists call this 'theory of mind' — the ability to recognize that other people have thoughts, feelings, and desires that are different from our own. Without stories, some researchers believe, this ability might never fully develop.
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