Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were absolutely sure you were right, only to later realize that the other person had valid points too? Sometimes, two people can see the same thing from different angles, and both can be right just in their own way. This realization often hits us in everyday disagreements, and it’s a reminder of how perspective shapes our understanding of the world.
Today, I had a conversation with a friend, and we ended up in a small disagreement. It wasn’t a heated argument, just a difference of opinion, but it highlighted something deeper about how we see things. There was a number written on a piece of paper. From where I was sitting, the number looked like a 7 the number was written in Persian (٧). But my friend, sitting across from me, was certain it was an 8 in Persian (٨). We were both convinced we were right and couldn’t understand why the other person saw it differently. After a moment, it hit us: we weren’t wrong, we just had different perspectives. I was looking at the number from one angle, and my friend was looking from another angle. From my side, it clearly looked like a 7 (٧), but from my friend’s view, it made perfect sense that it looked like an 8 (٨). The situation wasn’t about who was right or wrong; it was about seeing the same thing from different points of view. In society today, people hold on to their own viewpoints, believing that their experience or knowledge is the only truth. But the reality is, truth can look different depending on where you stand. What’s right for one person might not be wrong for the other it’s just another version of the same reality, seen from a different angle.
In today’s world, we need to develop more empathy and openness to other perspectives. It’s not about giving up your beliefs or opinions; it’s about recognizing that someone else’s experience or point of view might lead them to see things differently. And that’s okay. In fact, it’s what makes conversations and human interactions so rich and meaningful. We can learn so much by stepping out of our own viewpoint and trying to see things as others do.