Dialogue allows you and another person or persons to come
to see each other differently, often by recognizing that you are more
alike than you ever realized. It allows you to acknowledge each
other as fellow human beings, with frailties, emotional pains,
strengths, and potentials. Importantly, talking about yourself helps
you build strength of self and identify who you really are, and
listening to another person helps you to understand her point of
view and empathize with her. The private, non-threatening
opportunity to explain and humanize yourselves helps everyone