>>935811928 (OP)by never being afraid to say "can you explain that again please?"
and, by always being aware that difficult questions and subjects rarely have simple answers, and anyone giving you a simple answer probably has an agenda.
your understanding might be slow.. Doesnt mean you cant be decent, kind, caring, honest, tolerant and stand up for the well-being of others.
I'd rather have a room full of below-average dumb people who are kind, than a room of slightly above-average people filled with hate about other people.