Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume II - Part 2

Fragment ID: 11564

To be able to see the viewpoint of others and make allowance for their nature – neither being too harsh, authoritative or exacting, nor too weak and accommodating or indulgent, but still, even when firm, combining firmness with tact and sympathy,– is very necessary for one who has to deal with others as his inferiors in position and subject to his authority. It is also necessary when the position is reversed so that there may not be unnecessary clash or friction with official superiors.