Imagine a group of people surrounded by an individual bubble. Each one of them is saying “my way is the right way and that’s the way it is. My perspective is the right perspective and that’s the way it is.” Each of them saying the same thing.
Imagine a big circle of people all staring at one object in the middle of them. Each of their opinions is slightly differently. Not significantly different, just slightly. Yet each of them is unwilling to bend because their perspective is the right one. You have this mess of bubble people bouncing into each other and each time they do they say to the other, “This is what I see and I’m right.” Bouncing and bouncing and bouncing into each other always saying that they see it correctly. They each have differences in opinions, yet there remains just one object in the middle.
One little bubble guy opens up to the possibility that there may be another perspective. He opens up his bubble and asks another, “What do you see?” Of course that one shares his perspective, being 100% right. “That’s my way, that’s the way it is.” The little bubble guy says huh! I never saw it that way before, that’s interesting. I’m going to incorporate that into what I already know for me. He opens up and asks another, “What do you see?” Of course that one shares his perspective, being 100% right. “That’s my way, that’s the way it is. Blah! Blah! Blah!” The little bubble guy says, “huh! I never thought of that before. I had never seen it that way before, that’s interesting. I’m going to incorporate that into what I already know for me.” He continues this over and over again and notices something very interesting. Each of them is looking at the same object but with a different perspective. He begins to gain a clearer perspective into what is actually in the middle by continuing to ask those around him, “What do you see?”
Some of the descriptions are crazy. Some of the descriptions are close. Some of them are slightly and nearly unnoticeably varied. He learns that by asking others for their perspective, he can increase his perspective. It’s not about him. It’s not about what he sees. It’s about what they all see together. It’s about making sure that the world we all share connects.
How often do you go about in your bubble of perspective whith nothing new going out and nothing new coming in? Open up to the possibility that someone else may see it a little differently than you and that is ok.