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Q AND A
The answers matter less
It's the questions that are important
Answers always vary
From person to person
But it's the questions that matter
Some of the worst misunderstandings happen
When the wrong questions are asked
Or the right ones are not
And sometimes we confuse the two
Many things we think are answers
Are in fact questions
And lots of the questions we ask
Are already our own answers
Most of the time
We are tempted to give others answers
When what they really need are questions
And to have only questions
When what is needed is answers
David McLauchalan
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