[ Perspective ]

There was a little white dog on a leash waiting patiently at the crossing, looking around excitedly and expectantly.  As I admired its cuteness (and hardly noticed the human holder of the leash) it occurred to me that at that height, all that dog is seeing is shins and shoes.  A very different experience to mine.

In a conversation, or a disagreement, recognising the other perspectives is useful.  It helps to understand where they are coming from, or what they are currently seeing.  A bare ankle doesn’t seem like much, but if that’s all they know, it might be plenty.