So it was that man, who didn’t have any answers or quick
formulas, who didn’t know what I should do and was willing to
be empty, who was the one who provided the help I needed. It
was that man who listened to me, who gave me his time, who
tried to put himself in my shoes, who extended himself and
sacrificed himself for me, who loved me. And it was that man
who healed me. It was an extraordinary act of civility.
Reproduced with permission from M Scott Peck (1997)The Road
Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and
Spiritual Growth, Simon & Schuster.
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