Here is an example of the problems we face with our opinions: If Jack stands up and says he hates animals then this is true in his limited experience and understanding. Jane however might be an animal lover who totally disagrees on the matter and looks to voice her opinion in disgust at Jack's lack of compassion and narrow-mindedness. Jack has been injured three times in the past by animals and is certain that they are dangerous and cannot be trusted at the best of times. This is a very limited perspective on the entire animal kingdom. Jack is operating from a well known place of feelings and memory. If the idea of feelings and memory is misunderstood then the person can have a very limited outlook on life. Jack is still experiencing the pain and is still bitter and hurt. Every time he sees an animal the fear rushes from his suppressed emotions into his brain through memory which is simply placing him in a specific energy field after triggering the thoughts that he has associated with animals. This is an energy field which cannot serve him with a positive attitude to move forward in life. Now let's look at Jane who has worked with thousands of animals for years and has also been injured several times. She has seen animals save people's lives, guard dogs, those that help the visually impaired and are the eyes of the person allowing them to travel around without sight, sniffer dogs helping to clean up the streets of criminal activity making them a safer place for children to play and animals that offer love and companionship to the young and elderly, and so on. There are situations all around the world based on a similar principles that often lead to blows and even death over such trivial matters. Both are sure that they are correct and that the other is wrong.
They are in fact both simply stating the truth of their own existence. What is occurring is a consequence of the total accumulated knowledge that they have both experienced. Had one of them simply accepted that people are from different walks of life then they would have a wider outlook on the whole situation enabling them to look at it from a point of understanding and appreciation which would enhance both lives dramatically. This method of action would change the outcome resolving many of the situations that arise in our daily lives. Both would do better and be wise and to act from empathy in an initial attempt to understand each other first thus building a bridge of understanding. This changes outcome as it would resolve many of the situations that arise in our daily lives.
