<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The desire to save everyone can conceal a refusal... > The desire to save everyone can conceal a refusal to accept another person's agency. Adults reveal priorities through repeated conduct, and respecting agency includes allowing people to experience consequences that rescue once prevented. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The desire to save everyone can conceal a refusal to accept another person's agency. Adults reveal priorities through repeated conduct, and respecting agency includes allowing people to experience consequences that rescue once prevented.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-desire-save-everyone-rescue-once-prevented ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->