Per Your Perspective

At what point does a conversation turn into an argument? What's the line where actions speak louder than words? Why can two different people in one situation see things in completely opposite ways? How is it that one simple new fact can change the way you see a person? These are the questions I ask when life happens. And in essence this is the heart beat to life...questioning and finding the answers. To know a man of power as stereotypical...until you see him in another light when you realize he's a dad who kneels and prays every night before he goes to bed. To be in the midst of a fight and wanting to inflict pain be it emotional or physical because you were hurt but then realizing that the other person is only acting out of their own hurt and thus understanding their position and realizing it's not always about you. To speak your opinion not just to be heard or to win someone over but to allow the other person their opinion and time on the floor...realizing that a conversation involves two sides and that requires listening and response...to learn. Perspective is just that...a point of view...it's changeable. Sometimes it takes a bit of additional knowledge, sometimes it takes questions and probing, sometimes it takes us moving to a different vantage point, sometimes it takes some steps in another persons shoes...any and many things can change a perspective. We just need to realize that our perspective is not the only valid one. I guess all this is meant just to remind ourselves that when we are in the midst of something or we see someone in a certain way remember that that is the way we see them/it with the information at hand and that it can change at any moment if we are open enough to seek and allow other perspectives in. Also to remind ourselves that when someone is opposing us, that we don't need to take it to heart and hold a grudge because if we do then we never allow the space and freedom for the other person's perspective to change as well.