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Showing posts with label Understanding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Understanding. Show all posts

Monday, April 16, 2007

Communication


"I understand. Do you understand?" I ran across the graphic today looking for Kanji characters- I have always loved the indecipherable shape of the symbols.

Maybe it should read, "I understand what I mean. Do you understand what I mean?"

If you don't understand, or if I didn't explain it well enough- that can be used as an excuse to insult, sue, fight beat, or even kill another person. Doesnt seem fair does it?

The cause of the world's problems in a single exchange. Wars are fought because we don't try hard enough to understand the other person.
"I understand. Do you understand?"

PS- I am reading James Thurber to my 10 year old. I am not sure he gets it- but it's fun trying.