I don’t need you to walk a mile in my shoes, I know me. I’d rather walk in your shoes. How do you see things differently than me? What in your history causes you to react or respond? What allows you to have an abundance of patience? What makes you nuts? What makes you smile? What makes you livid? And not just what causes those reactions, but why do you react? What came before all of that? What was the initial incident that set your reactions in motion? Can you change? What would that change look like? If you changed do you think you’d be less of a person? Would it be worth the work to get there?

You see, I think if I understood you better then perhaps I would be able to understand me better. And if I understood you, and you, and you, and you better I think I would understand the world better. After all, we’re all in this together and none of us is exempt.