One fine day I saw a person
wearing a t-shirt in which it was printed, “Our eyes see only what we want to
see”. This made me to contemplate on the
depth of the message. Do people only see according to what they have
understood?.
The key is that most of the times
we see things based only on our expectations (if you are not one such person,
then hats off to you). When we see with our expectations, the aspects that are
obvious are blurred. We see things mostly based on our previous experience or
knowledge gained. We know that we have limited knowledge through this
perception, but still we may continue with the same.
A thinking which is always filled
with a critical/judgmental outlook should be disciplined. We just react to
people’s messages by replying them with what first comes in our mind. The key
is in grasping the message, sometimes even reading it in between the lines with
the flow of the conversation and then replying. For this, pausing while you
speak will greatly help. Don’t be ashamed of pausing while you speak. It shows
your care for being considerate.
Open up your eyes and see the
exact situation and not what you want to see, which is a result of your
expectations. By following this, we can
avoid many misunderstandings.
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