It is pretty easy to look through my eyes and see who
someone is to me. The art of looking
through someone else’s eyes and seeing them as the person they believe they are
is much more difficult.
Looking from that point of view helps me know how to treat them,
not just politely, or with respect, but with real empathy and understanding.
Sometimes I think I have done that only to discover that all
I’ve really done is pull the other person in closer. Get too close like that and all I can see is an eye, or a nose,
or maybe a freckle. From that angle it
could be almost anyone and it becomes easier to treat them the way I need them
to be.
The reality of life comes through the filter of hopes and
dreams, thoughts and fears. Somehow
those filters are different on every single person. It’s what makes this world such a fascinating place.
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