Put yourself in someone else’s shoes
Answer:
empathetic. (from empathy): the ability to understand and share the feelings of
another.
“to allow
oneself to see or experience something from someone else's point of view. Put
yourself in someone else's place, and see how it feels. I put myself in Tom's
shoes and realized that I would have made exactly the same choice.”
People behave differently in life. Scholars of sociology,
psychology and anthropology may look at the origins of behaviour to try and
understand why behaviour behave the way they do. I look at people and see different backgrounds and cultures,
shared belief systems, norms, values, religions and the list goes on .
There is bound to be some conflict when these groups of
people coalesce. Examples are all over the world, just look at the news.
When you put yourself
in someone else’s shoes, you make an effort to see things from their
perspective. This entails consideration and understanding. If we look for
example at racial statements and commentary in South Africa, they always seem
to go back to the roots of apartheid and era of discrimination. The
relationship between the perpetrator and victims. Who is the real victim.
Aren’t we all victims in a way. who the real perpetrator is. Is it the politicians? the government? The
country’s citizens or the artists?
People are so quick to make judgement and place blame on
other people. But if you see it from their perspective, you become the other.
We all probably just need to take a stand and reflect on the
issues that surround us. We need to listen and learn to be patient with one
another. We need to learn from each. We living in a global diverse world. We
cannot escape or ignore the other.
