perspective

In life, a lesson learned in your past that you will
never forget completely.When I was in elementary
school, I got into a major argument with a boy
in my class. I have forgotten what the argument
was about, but I have never forgotten the lesson
learned that day.I was convinced that "I" was right
and " he " was wrong - and he was just as
convinced that "I" was wrong and "he" was right
The teacher decided to teach us a very important
lesson. She brought us up to the front of the class
and placed him on one side of her desk and me on
the other. In the middle of her desk was a large,round
object. I could clearly see that it was black. She
asked the boy what color the object was. "White," he
answered. I couldn't believe he said the object
was white, when it was obviously black! Another
argument started between my classmate and
me, this time about the color of the object.The teacher
told me to go stand where the boy was standing and
told him to come stand where I had been. We changed
places, and now she asked me what the color of the
object was. I had to answer, "White." It was an
object with two differently colored sides, and from
his viewpoint it was white. Only from my side was it
black.My teacher taught me a very important lesson
learned that day: You must stand in the other person's
shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in
order to truly understand their perspective.