A dull mind doesn’t become any brighter, sharper, cleaner, or more useful by making an effort. A dull and petty mind making an effort will still be dull and petty. But when the dull mind is aware of the fact that it is dull – not the word, not because somebody has told you are dull, but aware of the fact that your mind is asleep, insensitive, then you will see that without effort, without struggle, without trying to become clever, sharp, sensitive, the very perception of the fact that the mind is dull, that very awareness begins to bring about sensitivity.