Do not allow yourself to be mokai to another.
In earlier times, in the rūnanga, you could present your view, for instance, about whether to go to war against another tribe. Others would listen, absorb your perspective and then go away. There was no pressure to make a decision on the spot. This practice enabled everyone to deliberate in their own time whether they agreed or not with your argument — or something in between agreeing and not agreeing.
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Colin Watson
Commented 28 Aug, 2020
This was an excellent read answered loads of questions that I had no idea about