There are many sides to every story.

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Everyone has a different perception of the same situation.

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The same event can look very different to different people.

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So where do we find the truth of it?

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Perhaps truth is overrated.

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Maybe we can stop judging others for having different views from us.

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And instead of making someone wrong for not agreeing with us we can just accept they have a different experience of it?

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It is always up to us to decide what we are choosing to focu on in the given moment.

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We can focus on how others are seeing things differently from us, or we can try to find how they see things the same.

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The question is what is our intent?

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Are we trying to find ways to come together or are we just trying to make ourselves right?

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When we stop and take a moment to see our own intentions perhaps we can see the other person more clearly.

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We can see how they can come to completely different conclusions.

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And even if we cannot respect their decisions, we can at least understand them.

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From understanding we can come closer to finding that common ground.

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Or if not, at least we can see where the differences are without making the other person wrong.

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By judging others and vilifying them for having a different perspective, we lessen the chances of finding a solution.

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If instead we allow them to have their own perspective without judgement, then maybe we can come together.

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We can learn to work together towards a common goal even if we are doing it for different reasons.

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It is our choice.

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We can choose to make them wrong or we can choose to accept that they are just different from us.

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That choice will either move us closer together or divide us further apart.

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Which would you prefer?

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What choice will ultimately serve you more?

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Isn't there enough division in world already?

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Perhaps now is the time to find more ways to stop the division and focus more on the things we can agree upon.

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How would your life be different if you made that your intention instead of looking to be right?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant