My father had a saying on a small plaque over
his desk that said:
his desk that said:
"Don't judge another man till you've walked a mile in
his shoes."
his shoes."
I Googled it to see if I could find the quote, and it came
up with several variations.
up with several variations.
I liked this one:
"You can't really understand another person's experience
until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
Cherokee Indian saying
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Then it gave someone's interpretation on the meaning:
"to experience life as someone else lives it and see the
world from their perspective, instead of trying to
change their perspective; it's known as empathy and
compassion..."
author unknown
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And then there was this one...
You never really know someone until you understand
their point of view, until you climb around in their skin
and walk around in it.
their point of view, until you climb around in their skin
and walk around in it.
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
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How often in the "spiritual culture" do the spiritual elite
try to convince you that their perspective is the "right"
perspective, the non-dual, spiritual perspective,
under the guise of "Truth."
try to convince you that their perspective is the "right"
perspective, the non-dual, spiritual perspective,
under the guise of "Truth."
But maybe we all just "see" the "Truth" differently,
through different "windows", through different
lenses of perception...
It's all a play of perspectives...
through different "windows", through different
lenses of perception...
It's all a play of perspectives...
Namaste
_/\_
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Photo - Mystic Meandering
Different Perspectives out the same window
Different Perspectives out the same window
