When I had the "cable guy" over at my house to set up my mom's "silver TV Box" he was standing in front of the TV and it looked like he was texting something. He explained to me that he wasn't texting, he was sending a signal to the TV box so it would know what to do. He said he got in trouble once when he was doing the same thing and a customer complained to his supervisor that he was texting on the job. He said he learned that he needed to explain what he was doing all the time, so people would understand. I think I can learn something from the "Cable guy".
It is so easy for us to misunderstand people and to be misunderstood. One of my favorite anteaters is giving people the benefit of the doubt. I assume I don't have all the information and that if I did have, I would probably see things differently. When I get frustrated or see someone doing something that I might disagree with, I work on staying in a curious mindset. If I knew the complete picture for this person, would I see what they did differently? I try to stay curious not furious. I don't always manage to do it, but I'm working on it. I hope people will do the same for me!
God is a wonderful example of compassion and grace. I continue to work on seeing people through His eyes.
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I like curious not furious!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, I couldn't agree more with giving people the benefit of the doubt. Especially given the fact that western culture likes to assume that we all have the same perspective on things, but until we try to understand the other person/culture's perspective, or at least appreciate the fact that we might not be able to understand their perspective, it's impossible to have an unbiased or omniscient view of the situation.
ReplyDeleteAt least you'll now have someone around to consult for a perspective on Khmer culture.