I found it really interesting in the reading about the ‘truth’
and how we all perceive our views as the only right one. This is something that
I have noticed recently that it bothers me when other people don’t see that
they are biased from their perception and yet I do it all the time! I think a
major part of why it bothers me in other people is because I know that I do it
myself and it is something that I want to correct.
Connected
with this was another Ah Ha moment from the reading which was, you can only
critics if you love the person. This really hit home to me because in my mind I
am very critical of people. I go through a whole life history in my head from
one look and it is all my perception and imagination, and yet I act as if that
was all truth.
Being
on vacation in Rome I especially noticed it, there are a lot of people vying
for you attention to buy something or to eat at this restaurant. It tends to be
very tedious to be constantly bothered to buy the same thing over and over
again and when I first got her I was contemptuous of it all. After meeting up
with my parents I learned of the incredible struggle in Rome to get work. There
are too many people here and not enough jobs, and the jobs that are available
are only given to the Italians. Most of the street vendors are immigrants and
after gaining that insight I saw men doing whatever they could to provide for
their families.
When
I was willing to apply the knowledge I had gained of the true situation here,
and saw through my mother’s actions the compassion she had for them I began to
act differently. I didn’t go out and buy everything, however, my attitude and
actions did. I was much more civil, realizing the amount of stress they are
under, and the amount of rejection they receive on a daily basis. I started to
try and walk in their shoes and worked on being nicer as I would want to be
treated if the roles were reversed.
No comments:
Post a Comment