Topic: To Understand Others

A. To understand others and have others really understand that you understand them, you must walk in their shoes. Walking in someone else's shoes is no easy task because the shoes of others rarely ever fit your feet. To walk in someone else's shoes you must forget about yourself. You must forget about how you see the world. You must make extreme efforts to see the world the way others see it even when you disagree with the way they see it.

B. To understand others you must see things as others see things, not the way you want others to see things. We all have our own ideas of how the world should fit together. We have these ideas about how the world should fit together because of our background and our experiences. In some instances, we see things very differently than do others but just because we see things differently does not mean they are wrong and we are right.

C. To understand others you must truly and fully care about others. The same spark of life that keeps you alive is the same spark that keeps others alive. As human beings, we have more in common with each other than we have differences, but the differences are often so glaring the differences get all the attention. To understand others, tell others you care about them. Telling others you care about them is not easy, especially when you disagree with them. Remember, when you disagree with the way someone lives their life, with the way they carry their attitude, or with the way they act in any particular way, you do not need to tell them you disagree with him or her. When you disagree with someone, you do not need to show or tell him or her you disagree.

D. To understand others, when speaking and listening to another person, reflect back to them what you hear them saying, not what you want them to say

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