i was wondering this for myself and i thought i’d ask you as well,
do you really know the people you are closest to?
what i think is this —
we only know people through:
what they choose to share with us,
and/or
our perception of them / their actions.
that is nowhere close to knowing:
them for who they really are,
what they’re feeling or going through,
how they see themselves.
sharing a couple of quotes to serve as reminders for living consciously in our relationships —
first impressions are almost always wrong.
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just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a person isn’t the way they actually are.
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maybe we will never know others for who they really are,
just as they won’t ever know us for who we really are!
given that we won’t truly know anyone, i invite you to keep the following in mind —
be compassionate.
ask questions instead of assuming.
and, most importantly,
if you don’t have anything supportive to say, stay shut!
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