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Through their eyes – Perspective
Situations when it is easy to see from another person’s perspective : ●While feeling loved/loving ●Happy moments/situations ●While feeling Calm and composed ●If we have gone through the same situation before/read about it ●Knowing someone personally who has gone through the same situation Situations where it is really difficult to see from another person’s perspective : ●In the heat of rage/mad anger ●Feeling sad, tensed, anxious ●Being unaware of the situation/depth of emotions related ●Not listening/comprehending the other person’s point of view ●(I have to say this) At times when we are just too stuck-up/arrogant/proud Incidentally, it is the second set of situations where there is…
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Perspective of a parent
After visiting an elderly relative of mine yesterday, I was quite disturbed on seeing him, sitting all alone in the front porch. His three children stay abroad. Wife was at the hospital. He has a male servant who helps him out. Otherwise, it is him, the big house and silence. In the eastern countries, filial responsibility is entrenched in the minds of people. We rarely send our parents to old age homes or put them under the care of someone who is not family. When we come across such a situation, the first thought is ‘The children donot care for their parents. How selfish of them!’ Maybe, we are wrong…
