Understanding

To learn to really understand others you can start by examining yourself. Your first question might be: “How does what I am going to do now make me feel? At ease, or not?” Your inner self will answer and you shall know. Do not expect to hear what you “want” to hear. Most of all, you need honesty and open mindedness. If you trick yourself, who will be hurt in the end? When you know yourself better, you can perceive the reasons behind attitudes and behaviors of others as well. You can thus become more available to listen and to share, be less critical, less prone to be offended or grumble at any tiny provocation. You can change for the better, when you “understand”!