Looking from Another Direction

We are made in a way that we tend to default to seeing things the way we see them and that is all. Our perspective on an issue or matter seems to take precedence over every other kind of perspective. We bring our emotions, experience, prejudices, biases, and views to the situation. It is challenging to see things from another point of view. We may try, sometimes succeed, but oftentimes it is too difficult to succeed.

With all that said, it brings us to this week's quote...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant? ~ Henry David Thoreau

Imagine what life would be like if all the non-slaves of the 1800s been affected to see life through the eyes of the slaves. Whether they were from the "South" or the "North" to see life from another standpoint might have changed things - including the Civil War.

As you go into the future, may we tuck this little quote in a file somewhere and use it the next time we are pointing the finger at someone or placing our biases upon them.

Now it's your turn...When have you seen this as a success or a failure?