<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # People everywhere can be stunted by narrow... > People everywhere can be stunted by narrow surroundings. Whether in rural towns, city neighborhoods, or comfortable suburbs, people who never encounter other ways of living may grow into limited versions of themselves, and that is a matter for compassion rather than contempt. Recognizing the pattern in others should prompt humility about the limits we cannot yet see in ourselves. **Source:** [[livestreams/Environmental Conditioning and the Path to Self-Actualization - Workbook|Environmental Conditioning and the Path to Self-Actualization]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “People everywhere can be stunted by narrow surroundings. Whether in rural towns, city neighborhoods, or comfortable suburbs, people who never encounter other ways of living may grow into limited versions of themselves, and that is a matter for compassion rather than contempt. Recognizing the pattern in others should prompt humility about the limits we cannot yet see in ourselves.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-people-everywhere-stunted-yet-see-ourselves ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->