To open eyes when others close them To hear when others do not wish to listen To look when others turn away To seek to understand when others give up To rouse oneself when others accept To continue to struggle when one is not the strongest To cry out when others keep silent…Emmanuel Eydoux
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To open eyes when others close them: When we open our eyes we notice something that other people don't notice. When we look at the world through fresh eyes, we see it in a new way and we can appreciate many things that we would otherwise overlook. To hear when others do not wish to listen: We can hear things even when other people do not want us to. When someone is not listening to us, it does not mean that they are ignoring us or shutting us out. They may be thinking about something else or they may just disagree with what we’re saying.
They may also be distracted by other thoughts and feelings. To look when others turn away: When we look away from something, it means that maybe we will miss seeing something interesting. For example, if you’re walking down the street and you see a funny man or woman who looks like they might be interesting to talk to, you might want to turn around and get their attention. If you turn your back on them, you could miss them altogether. To seek to understand when others give up: If someone goes away and stops trying to understand what you’re saying, it doesn’t mean that they don’t care about you or that they don’t want to understand you or that they don’t want to try their best to help you.
It just means that they have lost interest in your problems for whatever reason. To rouse oneself when others accept: It is good for us to feel angry, sad, happy, frustrated, joyful or any other feeling so long as it makes us work toward solving problems in the world around us. Sometimes people are upset with us for rousing ourselves but now is not the time for blame or criticism. This is a time for understanding and compassion so that together they can work out whatever problem it is they are having with each other.
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