A year or so after we were married, my husband asked me a question. It was unexpected, but it started a train of thought that returned to me as I was reading David Brooks’ latest book, How to Know a Person. As the title suggests, Brooks aims in this book to give the world a tutorial on how to be more openhearted, unselfish, and emotionally open. Brooks wants us to move through life trying to see deeply into the souls of the people we encounter. I’m not at all sure this is a good idea, and that old conversation with my husband helps to illuminate the reasons.
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