The fact that people have allowed you into their lives. I m always amazed by that. Even in the work that I do now, that isn t it amazing that someone, some group of people, have let us come into their lives to leave our fingerprints on what they re doing in their lives. That s the kind of feeling that gets you up in the morning, all these years, to do that kind of work. It s terrific.
Neutrality is strictly theoretical.
There is no neutrality. You can t be neutral where you have vast injustices. No one expects you to portray yourself as neutral if you come into a situation where everybody knows there are inequities. It s not necessary if you can project yourself as objective, understanding, and empathic. We were called upon to help communities resolve problems, and empowering is part of that.