Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Empathy

One challenge in life is to perceive what other people are seeing, to understand how they might feel about something. Some people, I'm sure, are better at it than others. Me? I at least expect other people to feel something. As far as getting inside their heads I guess a lot. Some guesses are more accurate than others.

2 comments:

susan said...

Your experience isn't unusual at all. Always keep in mind that we see the world in terms of ourselves. Others see us in terms of their own selves, their own experiences. It's always best to try to watch, listen and, most of all, relax.


Ben said...

They do, don't they? My perception of others is slanted towards myself, I'm sure. I like to think I do all three of those things. Not necessarily at the same time, but...