This word called understanding.
POSTED ON: Monday, December 26, 2011 @ 6:48 PM | 0 comments
First and foremost, I think I'm the kind of girl that sucks at understanding. I can empathize but understanding something or someone for that matter doesn't come naturally to me. So, I suppose most of the time, I tend to jump to conclusions or make my own assumptions about things and people. Even though most of the times, I deny that I assume things.
Anyway, humans are complex individuals. They're neither black or white. Neither this nor that. Always homogenous. Always in between things. And always in the middle. It's like at one point, you think you know them. You think you can read them but it turns out that they're a different person altogether. Sometimes, if you're lucky, they're really nice. But other times, you just feel that you misinterpreted them.
It happens a lot for me. Having to tread on unsure grounds most of the time. It's like I have to pray hard that their mood is okay before I say what I want to say. And I have to keep on playing that guessing game for God-knows-how long. I mean, I know that people are not meant to be open book and it's actually thrilling to find out stuff about them - nopes, not snooping of course but to naturally find out. It's like you feel that kind of connection that you had with that person even though he or she may be miles away. But knowing just a little piece of their life, connects you with them.
There's a saying that goes, seek to understand others first before asking yourself to be understood. I think it's true. Because, understanding others is a truly difficult process. One would rather beg to be be understood than to understand. Does understanding someone means that you trust them to open up to you honestly?
love always.
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