Daily writing prompt
What's something most people don't understand?
On my gosh, where to begin!!
This could very well end up being a prompt that literally could go on and on endlessly.
From not understanding basic math skills like addition and subtraction to yearning to understand the complexities of life and the universe.
However, this morning my post is not to compile that list. I'm simply requested to go to one thing or something that most people don't understand. And I think the key phrase in the prompt is "most people."
So with that in mind, the thing I feel most people don't understand or have a grasp on, is "looking through the eyes of another person." Perhaps another way of thinking about it is the phrase, "walking a mile in their shoes."
Realistically, I have no idea if this is true or not if we are examining society as a whole. My assumption is purely based on my own experiences in life.
All of us see and view the world based on our own lived experiences. From the time we were little until this very moment, our "worldview" or "how we view and interpret" things around us, was and is formed based on literally everything that has happened to us to this point in time.
In other words, we all wear a set of metaphorical lenses that bring into focus our unique views or interpretations of how we see the world operating. This is true for you, but it is also true for everyone else on the face of the Earth.
The problem as I see it is, often others can't or worse won't try to understand how you are seeing the world. They have no interest in understanding "what your lenses are and why you see the world the way you do."
Unfortunately, I've met many and still know a few who simply see their "worldview" as the correct and only "view" that makes sense. They simply can not understand or choose not to understand the "lenses" others wear and why that "has them viewing the world in a different light."
This really makes things unfortunate, because it often ends up in and "right" versus "wrong" scenario. I'm right and you're wrong. My view of the world is correct; your view of how things operate is wrong or at best muddied.
I believe most people(not all) fail to see and understand that how people view life often determines how they react and live their lives. If folks have been hurt throughout their life in relationships(for example), they may struggle and be apprehensive about entering into new relationships due to the fear of being hurt and let down once again.
My experience is that it is not difficult to "walk in someone's shoes" or to "look through the eyes of another person".
All it takes is a little empathy and the will to do it.
--as always with love--
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