Yo-Yo Ma on Vulnerability and Asking Questions; On Being

In her radio program, "On Being," Krista Tippett interviewed Yo-Yo Ma.  At one point, the discussion covered the role of the musician in larger social challenges.  Ma discussed the challenge of approaching these problems.

"Once you ask the question, you already put yourself in a position of slight vulnerability because you don't know the answer.  And I think that by doing that, you can actually begin to see where the solutions may lie  At least you start to open yourself to someone else who might propose the solution that might start to lead us in a certain position."

Link to the interview:  http://www.onbeing.org/program/yo-yo-ma-music-happens-between-the-notes/6641
(Quote occurs around 31 minutes into the broadcast interview.)