When you look around at a social or business gathering, do you ever think about how different the people are? Each person’s journey is made up of different experiences that make them unique in some way.
Einstein used color blindness as an example that each of us may very well see colors a bit different. Who really knows what green looks like to others. We understand the word and how to apply it but not how it appears to anyone else. Possibly that is why my brother does not care for the green sweater I give him for Christmas.
The richness of life comes from interacting with others and gaining perspective from how they see life.
I work mostly with client couples and in most cases, opposites do attract. It is always interesting to see how couples navigate and negotiate mutual decisions. What is important to one is often of little interest to the other. What I have learned is that the opposite strengths in one seem to fill in the weaknesses of the other person. If they learn how to harness the strengths and not drive each other crazy, they make very good decisions.
My roll becomes that of a facilitator to assist in balancing without taking a side in the process. I try to maintain a non bias role with both and as a result, I usually learn something in the process.
I sometimes teach in an interactive men’s’ Bible study. I am always intrigued that the men can study the same passage and come to such different conclusions based on their own life perspective.
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