Tag: understand

Blindness and a spectrum of colour

Posted on by philipdodson

Wonderfully, thanks to medical advances, the number of people whose sight is completely blind is declining.

Sadly, due to human regression, the number of people ‘blind’ to others, their views and situation is increasing.

To see others we must first learn to understand, listen without evaluation and empathise.

No matter how opposite our worldviews are with another person, we can only influence, if that is what we seek, by understanding their world, their experiences, their environment that has shaped their views.

After all, there is no black and white, right or wrong, just a giant spectrum of different coloured worldviews.

Before condemning others

Posted on by philipdodson

Individuals make bad choices but very, very, few, set out with bad intentions.

We are all guilty of rushing to judge before perhaps looking at ourselves, and seeing that we have made bad choices at times in life.

All we wanted was some understanding, empathy, a chance to learn, move on and redeem ourselves.

Don’t deny others that chance through a lack of understanding and an eagerness to condemn.

Showing understanding does not remove accountability on people’s actions, however, it gives a chance for people to learn.

After all, we are all good people, just sometimes on the wrong path and in the wrong environment.

Help each other not condemn each other.