"Seek first to Understand, before being Understood."
- Stephen R. Covey
It's timeless wisdom and is so incredibly easy to understand but so incredibly hard to do! THINK ABOUT IT: Everything that everyone does, says, believes - makes PERFECT sense to THEM.
We live in a world where people seem to be in disbelief about what others do, say, and believe as if everything they do, say, and believe is 100% correct. When you struggle to understand other people, all you have to do is seek to understand them better. Just because you don't understand it doesn't make it so.
There will be times where you don't understand your family, friends, associates, strangers, etc - and in those times ask questions and avoid making statements and you will learn.