It’s often very difficult for people to take the time to consider others' thoughts and emotions. It may never even cross their mind once. Unwillingness to put yourself in others' shoes will result in arguments blowing out of proportion.
Taking other perspectives into consideration could prevent so many conflicts in any kind of relationship. It is very easy to let something go too far simply because you aren’t willing to communicate, and do some thinking.
When involved in a conflict, you are often thinking about how you feel about the subject. You may even be thinking of and trying a way to try and resolve said conflict, but the other person is uncooperative.
Instead of being angry with the other person you should consider what they are thinking that is keeping them from helping you resolve it. What happened could have hurt them more than you originally thought. If you don’t care as much as they do about it and come up with a solution based on what would make you feel better, you can't expect them to cooperate.
If you consider how the other person is reacting and pay attention to what behaviors they are exerting, you could come to a solution that benefits the both of you.
Avoiding looking into how others are feeling is easy, but it is not worth all of the problems. That extra step will ultimately strengthen your relationships with others.
The more you think about how they are feeling the less unnatural it will feel.
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