You Misread People I Robert Greene

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Robert Greene is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and most recently, The Daily Laws.
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[@todever]

Four Agreements: Be Impeccable with Your Word, Don't Take Anything Personally, Don't Make Assumptions, and Always Do Your Best

[@NyamisB]

Great book

[@alenaadamkova7617]

Sandra Pogodova:" Dont compare and dont look for culprit...People who look for culprit, dont look for solutions,...they just look for their ego to feel good."....Most posts of facebook are about comparison and not finding a solution....Start your own way of solution, dont wait for society doing it, create your healthy community.....If we spend 8 hours a day comparing people on social media, we have less time to actually build some valuable community....You are looking for some culprit, just to make your ego feel good at the moment...you are not helppoing your true self to be happy, and increase your hidden talents.

[@fasic]

And protect yourself mentally and physically

[@Clevelandsteamer324]

Don’t gossip

[@user-zx6dg5vx2e]

Imperative content SERIOUSLY

[@travischerrt1350]

After watching 100 advice videos I’ve concluded that I should never speak again

[@scurvyelephant333]

😂💀 or listen to anyone else 🔇

[@baileylugnut]

Don't believe that! Everyone has a story to tell, unique only to them. I would find it fascinating to hear yours!

[@CarlosMartinez-si6pi]

I agree! This is why I like John Mayer song My Stupid Mouth; “I rather be a mystery”

[@timrichardson518]

Ha ha

[@becpico2165]

How true! 🤣

[@user-ds5vd1rj5]

Robert Greene is one of the most open minded person in 21st century thanks Robert Greene

[@tomhardyy1]

Along with Jordan B Peterson

[@awesomestrawberry1348]

​@@tomhardyy1Jordan peterson talks so much about religion a lot of bla bla bla.

[@tomhardyy1]

@@awesomestrawberry1348 he talks about it because he is a psychologist. He is curious to know what was the most real thing in this world. And as he refers stories are the most real and has been long around. He want to know the depth of human psyche and all he could find out was the most real things. Stories gives abstraction on how to live and stories are embedded in religion. We act on that. So that's why he has tilt toward religion to explain how human evolved and how nature has shaped us.

[@scrappyjack1]

I love Jordan Peterson and the wisdom he shares. Just getting to know this man.

[@E.G2492]

​@@tomhardyy1In my opinion peterson's mindset is too much conservative and sometimes even radical and too old school, for me at least and I am myself a very cautious ocd person, who believes in structure and discipline and efficiency, but I also believe in individualism and originality and innovation. Peterson's belief system doesnt leave that much room for individuality, he is like a father hammering his children by his own rules!

[@acadieux000]

Well, that is a bold statement! We are not all blind you know. When you take the time to know people, you know who they are.

[@certifiedhater4414]

Just proving his point, most people wouldn't even consider the possibility and that's why this is very clearly true. Making an educated guess is not the same thing as assuming the person's point of view. You don't even know what your own bs self image is comprised of if you were really honest.

[@Denenekjw8183]

Well thars the whole thing with this guy is he's gives really good advice to really stupid people otherwise everything he says jusr comes off as super condescending

[@curiosity_yesiam]

his point is that you will never be able to fully understand and know a person. fully. thats the keyword

[@christinav3383]

So true! You don’t know anyone not even yourself. You don’t know how much strength you have until the time comes when you need to use it. My ex walked out on me and our kids with another woman and left me with the lot. I worked 6 days per week for 26 years straight and kept everything together and raised my kids alone. Now just retired and loving my life so much❣️

[@pac0re]

It’s been one hell of a journey!! Congratulations on retiring knowing that you lived your life on your terms. Would you have grown as much or achieved as much otherwise?

[@nicholasturchiano1762]

Humans are not easily broken. That's one of the greatest misconceptions in the modern day. Everyone discusses their problems their feelings, depressing thoughts, negative experiences as if we all need help or a diagnosis. It's insane what your spirit can bear it just may not have been pushed there yet to fully see it. Happy you saw things through and stayed with it.

[@mizread]

​@@nicholasturchiano1762I really like your take on things

[@marisbarkans9251]

6days per week 26 years straight? we were 3 children and 1 mother. she worked 5 days a week and she didnt have 10% of the energy to give us any time she had left over. I was forgotten cause she didnt have the time to learn to raise a boy. my sisters got the minimum of her experience and at least some advice but also almost non existent. we are all 3 broken people in our own ways. i have no family 1 sister has a child from another guy and now a new one and o hope it will last, the other is taking antidepressants cause her husband is never home from work and she is going crazy in the house alone with the kid and work. I would trade my mothers attention for anything. not like a single parent will buy you everything, you anyway gonna know what poor is. By your lack of self-awareness makes me think this feminism cycle is just continuing. Very very few men can raise a single child alone with their 5x energy levels and calmer emotions why do women insist on ruining children's lives? i am pretty sure transgenders showed how much more powerful men are. not only that but men know how to save time and don't need validation from others from wasting time on makeup n shit. A single women will never have time for her kids cause she is a women and she would never sacrifice everything just for the kids, they always hope for better so they keep up the appearances everything is fine while men don't care about that. they take care of the priorities. if i could get at least half of the time my mother spent on make-up or on tv exhausted i would maybe be normal.

[@aminaadam3617]

Wow, Christina.May all the best things in life will be with you,always

[@lorisanders4414]

My spouse has been projecting aggressive communication, and his facial expressions tell me he has contempt when he speaks with me. I have loved this man for 31 YEARS! I've only figured out his true feelings over this past year. Thank you, Robert Greene, for helping me to finally understand!!!

[@donnalazza8429]

I absolutely love this man’s wisdom. Nobody talks like him and he’s absolutely spot on, correct . The converse also is true. You can be raised in a loving home, and project that everybody is good and kind.

[@humanoidcontent]

True! Good point. But this whole video is overshadowed, for me, by the analogy of authority. Cause all authority is domination. We can HELP people, but to dominate is evil imo.

[@016wqx08]

Most people like to speak more then they listen. I ask a lot of questions and let people speak! I m not a mind reader but i have a good idea who people are and nothing surprised me... Because i don't expect anything from no one.

[@jc4evur661]

So when you do this, don't you find that others only talk about themselves?

[@sajokal20]

True ! We project on others our traumas from family and social background

[@Alix-GP]

Sometimes it's not projection. The lack of trust allows you to see things others would overlook which brings the truth out.

[@WorksopGimp]

Are you sure

[@k3va]

Learning to trust again has been one of the biggest lessons I'm still learning as an adult

[@Alix-GP]

Positive. People take advantage. It's how life works. Chivalry and trust is only for those who have little to lose. @WorksopGimp

[@Alix-GP]

Even unintentional mistakes happen and you can be screwed. I recommend secure your position and trust people with what you can afford to let go if that trust is broken. And don't give too many second chances.

[@livelife3464]

Not 1 Lie Told

[@anshulsharma5813]

Currently, I am reading your book The laws of human nature and that book is telling me that I misread the people in my life why I love that girl and she say no to me because I misread her and I misread her emotion oh God I hope I read this book earlier oh God sake but I can't change the past but I can change my present and also my future, thank you Robert Green you are a great person and very humble and generous person. God bless you Mr. Green. ❤

[@ehunmosepeter3236]

Please 🙏can you share it with me

[@shelmaria1221]

Very true. People don't seem to comprehend projection when they do it.

[@ImJustagirlhere]

He is so correct...I knew this for most of my life...but people have never agreed with this....but it is so so true

[@ShaneBarrows-nq6sl]

I have often thought no one truly knows anyone but knowing where the back round judgment comes from is eye opening

[@Callummullans]

Refreshing and based. Give the people you know the same courtesy you give a stranger. I have said before, a stranger knows me better because they don’t presume to know me as much.

[@nickpolizzi5897]

Nonsense

[@Drew-vr7mb]

Treat everyone with respect. Treat others how you want to be treated and every thing will go smoothly

[@bicyclist2]

Lots of people need to see this. Thanks.

[@Malin0908]

I live from The mindset that everyone have their own intentions and think about themselves first.

[@barbsmart7373]

Not everyone things of themselves first.

[@priestof1s]

And you would be 100% correct to think so. The world has become GODLESS and in this state, finding honesty, purity, love, empathy, justice, understanding, calmness, and love will be nearly impossible.

[@Thisisahandle701]

This is a self-fulfiing ideology.

[@glow1815]

💯 % I think of myself first. Nobody pays my bills my me.

[@maisounla5243]

I'd rather not see anyone and focus on my self improvement and well- being then will radiate positivity

[@mariespi96]

Only after my husband passed away did I realize how little I knew him. It was not easy for him to open up but when he did, I just let him speak and listened. Now, I wish I had asked more questions.

[@GingerDaddy444]

You'll never ever truly know a person fully. More questions would've helped, but trust that he revealed what he wanted to.

[@mariespi96]

@@GingerDaddy444 I recently went to a co-workers funeral. I had known him 30 yrs. Working 12 hr shifts with people, you get to know them very well. I met his brothers, they didn’t even know what he did at work or that he was an expert in the high tech industry. I said,”When I needed help or expertise, I went to him.” They said,”Wow! That makes me very proud to be his brother.” How sad. It would have been nice for him to hear that while he was still alive. Some people don’t walk around touting their horn but don’t mind sharing if asked so ask. Ask lots of questions…

[@quinlanal-aziz6155]

You sound like a terrible wife.

[@Plantagenetic]

I’m sorry for your loss. What questions would you have asked your hubby?

[@RevealedFilms]

@@Plantageneticprobably questions about herself, as they all do. Imagine having to die before your wife realises they’re self absorbed. Guess there’s no hope…

[@HonoredKami]

So this is why you have to keep your mind clear and calm

[@tamc6474]

Know who YOU are. Robert Greene I came from a home where I was invisible, humiliated and never acknowledged as a human being. I had to stop wondering why and move on to learn who I am. Thank you for your kind words.

[@turndroid234]

I don't have time what other people think of me and surely I don't have time what i think about them.

[@daleyglobal]

Gracefully powerful in my just being . I’ll take that and mind my own buisness .

[@salvatorethomas9546]

That is absolutely true with people. I had the displeasure of having dealt with more the one narcissist in my relationships. With those folks you can quadruple not knowing who your dealing with. This is very important advice. Thanks

[@martinmartin9084]

Think about a society where this concept is understood. So many fights would never take place if we knew that our anger was misplaced and projected upon someone that doesnt have a clue.

[@privateprivate8366]

Absolutely true. Add to this, that people can be different, in different environments and with other people and that people are different, through different phases during life. My mother seemed the perfect person, to myself and others, until she began to age. As per the events of her life and the aging process, she became a treacherous person on a mission to destroy herself and daughters. It can take many years and decades to “think” you know someone, yet still not know them. Everyone masks (fronts). You don’t really know how happy or angry they really are. I’ve seen those commercials about depression, where people are putting up smiley signs in front of their faces. Particularly in the workplace, that is exactly what happens.

[@GingerDaddy444]

I agree! People wear many masks, it's all a charade lol With age they stop faking it as much. I've experienced the same with my narc mother. I'll never look at her or feel the same way about her again, is what it is!

[@hereisayana8207]

FACTS 💯

[@pranavkhakhar]

My father has passed away in 2021 during covid times in India and he was the best. I miss him each day.

[@kausamsalam8543]

Very sorry for your loss. A dad or loved one gone is truly hard to deal with. May he have blessings and you in this world.

[@Alignwithlink24]

Robert ❤ this video is so special for me. Thank you for encapsulating it in such simple words. You are a genius ❤❤

[@TianieMitchell]

I understood at 3 years old that each individual in the family had their own issues because of assumptions and presumptions and fears I learned profile people at a very young age and I learned not to judge people from there actions because of things that they had gone through, and if they didn't have a chance to communicate how they felt about the Terrible experiences they went through they only acted out those experiences in a means to protect themselves. My response to this was to be quiet and be observant and not to act out until I could learn to communicate verbally. In the meantime I tried to help keep the peace so there wasn't chaotic reactions to physical abuse or verbal abuse I would try to be The Peacemaker but without talking . That's what I learned. Everyone is different on how they handle situations. And how observant they become to see what people get offended by and what people are happy by and what types of events that happen in people's life that can affect them whether a positive or A negative weigh and how they deal with it going forward as in what they learn from it you know like a child learning to ride a bike and they fall and then learn to get their balance. Some fall more some fall rest some only once

[@hereisayana8207]

I also read some people around 3 years old. I was able to tell the woman that were " hurt " by men due to a very sad or angry look they had. I didn't know the words for it however

[@michellesimpson4093]

This is so true! People are so wounded and project your negativity to others. Be kind and pay attention!

[@bryanjennings3075]

I did that to my last boss, I held him to his word unlike my father. My father I couldn’t don’t and won’t trust anything he says or does. He still puts me or gets me into tight situations. He turned out to be one of the best bosses I ever had because he was so honest, it is too bad I had to quit that job to come back home and take care of my father after he had heart surgery.

[@jaseas8887]

Fragmentation of communication is one of lifes main tragedies. Very grievous.

[@carolcasey5441]

Painful, did anyone recover?

[@jerryschindler-ge6pf]

If somebody asks me who I am I'd say I'm not entirely sure but I can give you an approximation and that's what I know about myself do your best to understand others but just know you can't actually walk a mile in their shoes

[@Bobbillyjrboy]

I wish I had a mentor like Robert Greene

[@HappinessOrDeath]

Happy to try out for the position in a very casual way if you wish

[@GingerDaddy444]

You have his literary masterpieces to read which contain his knowledge! :) I have most of them but haven't gotten around to it yet lol

[@GodIsLove447]

God is the ultimate mentor

[@cc1drt]

@@GodIsLove447and ironically the only one that provides 0 information

[@GingerDaddy444]

@@GodIsLove447 I agree. Unfortunately most people can't hear his words spoken so he works through people like Robert Greene.

[@thepro4436]

It's hard enough to figure out my own actions, and then the many others I come in contact with. This is why I take solitude so well.

[@barbsmart7373]

I was a bit similar...tried to calm my father down. We were often scared of him. I was a peacemaker, but now I speak up...am not so quiet.

[@thinkingagain5966]

What do u say when u "speak up"?

[@barbsmart7373]

​@@thinkingagain5966 I don't now who I was responding to or what they wrote. All I can add now is that I was a very, very, very shy kid with no confidence to speak. For many years I didn't have the confidence to say what I thought about things. Now I am quite a bit older and was a nurse for 22 years. I have the confidence to speak and tend to share my views a lot more. It has taken me a long time to be more assertive and that includes taking better care of myself and also I speak up for others, eg when people are being racist, or just not telling the truth. My shyness came from having a very strict father and other factors...like my mother who said very very little and was not happy. She also had no confidence. Sometimes I have been a bit confrontational actually, but with new people I am fairly reserved. I hope that is what you were asking. I like thinking I am a truthteller. Narcissists seem quite threatened by me.

[@magdalenavalentina7263]

You don't know who they are .. because you don't know who YOU are!

[@user-rb6lo3cn1b]

FOR REAL!!! SO FOR REAL

[@StaceyLozano-fz1ul]

That's why you see those unfortunate people on 48 hour's episodes.. Evil people can fool you and decieve you.

[@SentMyOwnWay]

Robert Greene is brilliant

[@YaredTadesse-pu7yd]

No, he's a genius

[@baron_iar2694]

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[@olivia_olona]

So soo true... !!! we project onto others our own images

[@lindasawbridgeworth2004]

This made so much sense to me about myself 👌

[@tomtomtomato1]

When you don't know who you're dealing with that's when compassion sets in you don't cut the cactus that pricks you but you remember how to behave around it the next time.

[@phillippage8127]

This man is a very wise man. At first I thought he was a wind bag. Proving his point here. Now I listen to him very carefully. He's a gem.

[@kodelesline1379]

You're absolutely right and you're one of those people so I should listen to you why 👀

[@Meepmeephihi]

I’ve had these thoughts at a really young age I felt really unsafe with people, I wish he was my uncle 🥺 I get along with dogs, animals better, theyre very genuine.

[@baron_iar2694]

People is modeled after parents, especially the one u spend most of ur time with. Her disfunction, anxiety etc is why "people" r not safe. Neglect is not exactly safe in the mind of a child. Neglect is more than enough.

[@PhoenixRizen33]

Most of the time, we don't even know ourselves Each day we wake, we are learning something new about ourselves

[@rosemaryallen2128]

Speak for yourself! My late husband was my soulmate, and I his! And we shared the sort of information about our traumatic pasts which is unknown to anyone alive. Casting a pall of negativity with generalisations is most unhelpful.

[@rosemaryallen2128]

@@daniellegomes5465 What is most interesting is that the bond in this case was formed long before any information about early trauma was exchanged. But there was much else involved, of course, such as both minds being on an intensely creative level.

[@realAfrican]

This man is a living Legend 🎉

[@ryanschneer]

This is why self-awareness is key

[@user-hz1hb9mx5y]

I understand ACTIONS there’s no prejudice when someone shows by actions they’re just like that previous person you had problems with. We are attracted to friends and partners that are familiar to us. Therefore understanding them by old pattern recognition.

[@spruce5123]

To be a student of human nature is to acutely and carefully study the natures of people.... Not seeking to control but seeking to comprehend.

[@DubblyaDottie]

So true, even with children. I had no idea that my brother and sister hated my father and were glad he was gone

[@VirginiaSado]

Amen. To the Lord be the Glory and Honor. Hallelujah. Amen 🙏🙏🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@user-qq1hy3zl3m]

This is what open-minded and woke truly stands for. Not the crap that’s been shovelled to our mouth every day by the media

[@veronicajohnson8253]

Blessed you My brother's thank you keep up the good and positive attitude and support WOW fabulous words thank you my brother's thank you so so much Ho yes my brother's Amen Amen my brother's Very powerful beautiful healthy Nice insight and concepts Ho yes you don't know that's right I am Very proud of you to finding this topics that's what's happening in the world 🌍🌎 My God isn't that something WOW fabulous healthy Nice thañk you Sir keep up the good work always 💗🙏 God blessed you always love you always stay blessed always ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@k.s783]

This is true to a point but you can get to know people fairly well by observing their priorities and repeated choices/actions/behaviors.

[@user-bc7eq5dn9s]

This is why I constantly tell people to stop self projecting on me

[@earthman4020]

Right, and being that in this Simulation there is designed into it so much darkness, it's very reasonable to assume the person you interact with doesn't know themself very well. Each one of us is given a great deal of hurdles in this grand test environment, the greatest possibly being to know thyself. All the world is a stage, a play, a simulation, test environment... a place to learn and grow! Beautiful!!

[@DMASquad]

I'd say, some people simply don't deserve to be understood

[@pac0re]

Ayeee-fucken-mennnnnn

[@koncht25]

Don't trouble yourself too much as to what people think about you. You will be judged regardless of what you do and how you do it. What you need to learn is how to show empathy when needed and how to be emotionally detached. Check out Mind Monitoring techniques to be in control

[@danman3163]

This is why we have meditation, so you can empty the mind of judgements and conditioning as best you can. And then you go and meet people.

[@cyanm140]

Holy cow. I can see where Ive projected. Thank u for this video.

[@brendarudman8806]

People show me what they think of me

[@TheZakanater]

That's probably because your so low on the societal totem pole (from chimps) people instantly think they can disreguard you, like the homeless beggar or dottering ancient, probably because of your looks

[@Nitronic99]

Robert Greene makes my life better.

[@SuzyQ-qd8xf]

Absolutely true. I didn’t know my parents and what they hid from me about their relationship. It was a facade. My mother divorced my father after 50+ years of marriage.

[@chiefwakanda2889]

Maybe for your benefit so you wouldn’t go unstable from having to deal with that?

[@mememusicproductions]

Though I exploit this fact like a scientist studying human behavior and its relationship to sounds because thats all words are. He is correct in his observations. Then again what about all the other perceptional toys we play with. Remember some of us can see you as you from your everyday perception. His words are good for human understanding.

[@johnterry6541]

And the more powerful does not understand the less powerful too. It is a zero sum game and the more powerful always ends up winning. Don’t overthink.

[@ChairBear56]

So true! Excellent analysis!🥇

[@daniellogan-scott5968]

The bottom line is that most people do not know the difference between things and their idea of things, and this includes people and our idea of people.

[@lazarus3068]

Ah yet people will tell you who they are,if you let them.

[@artlego1007]

Sometimes a pattern is all you need to understand someone. Mankind has been using this method since the beginning.

[@ferrosjewellers4558]

You have just explained 100% of Bidens supporters. !! Absolutely amazing, thanks for clarifying.

[@simplypositiveme]

Thank you, kind Sir.

[@ln233]

Communication is the key to knowing someone better, but we can never know someone completely

[@gornat26]

To be at once separate and not separate is the challenge. It's not happening to you. It is you.

[@ShirinYazdani-k7d]

Feeling and action never make a mistake . When you see the bad actions , and cruel reasons behind the action , so then , you feel hate . No doubt about it ....!!!

[@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821]

That is why I try to avoid needless encounter with people as much as possible because humans get offended over little things without even knowing.

[@PradeepKumar-po1zi]

Robert is a great enlightened author.

[@johnmcgrath6192]

My sister-in-law once said, 'When you turn 35 you realize your husband and your children are strangers. You don't know them You only know your idea of them. You have to " your idea of them and start all over getting to know them." It was fascinating tome because Plato said you cannot be a philosopher before age 35.

[@bulnene]

A true statement is.. you never really stop learning things about people you know. They always surprise you or disappoint you

[@shpetimdaci9256]

He's speaking with such certainty and confidence but there is room for discussion : you know people by their actions and conclude by their conversations , body language, face exoressions, congruency and more indicators . You know your spouse, for sure and predict their actions and thoughts precisely .

[@artman2119]

You know to be cautious on the Savannah.

[@taWay21]

I did this my whole young adult life. Finally woke tf up!

[@MS-ns4ki]

I must have said something offensive today, but I really did try my best to be honest, authentic and real

[@salsaspartan7]

Listen to this everyone. He is telling the truth. Seriously.

[@crystalkoller]

Yep, people know more about others than the people they're closest to!

[@Serenity-iv2qh]

The complexity in us all. This is so true.

[@ThomasConover]

This guy have reached Carl Jung level knowledge about human psyche and is able to explain it so a 5 year old toddler can understand it. ❤👍

[@manifestly2076]

Yes true , I don’t like people in authority..Now I understand

[@Adèle9988]

This man knows the human soul very well ...

[@ceo1OO]

one of the strangest experiences i've had with people is when they interact with someone.... and it's crystal clear that who they are seeing in their mind is completely different from who they are looking at... but they have no clue that they are doing it... "most of the time you are projecting onto them your own images" it's a face-on-mars kind of concept... it's so strange that it borders on supernatural...

[@HappinessOrDeath]

Bingo

[@chris_omwenga]

As an African in an all white country I didn’t understand anything. First I played the race card but over time I discovered I had to learn people and that’s when I met the 48 laws of human nature. I have been through a lot of misery, pain and anger. But now I see people and judge them like characters in cartoon movies who are wearing masks. The pain was excruciating…got fired, got friendzoned. All the bad stuff unfolded before my eyes and lost all my confidence but I never lost my mind and now I have picked myself up with lessons. Btw am 24 and live in Australia.

[@sudhirpatel7620]

I know there is a beast in everyone. Especially in the priest. Everyone is a potential enemy. So I keep my guard up. But I also don't guard against enemies to live freely. But my sword never leaves my side. I am always the last one to board the airplane. I am gentle with the herd. Let them board first. The bosses are over there. Me not want to be boss. You take all the responsibilities for a little bit more money and longer hours. Me live humble and freer. I give off light. I drink back my own energy. I am the sun.

[@mdebarshi]

Sometimes, we should stop trying to understand and just enjoy what we are experiencing. The very act of trying to dissect everything, guarantees that our intentions are not in the right place (from the start). Trust is dangerous. It is the proof of love. Love comes with its own risks; but what's the use of a life, where we haven't loved even once. It's not naivety really. Many wise people have willingly taken unwise decisions, just to experience love. But, if one has no beauty inside, can never experience love.

[@videorocketzmillar007milla5]

I always have even as a child to let people stand on their own merit. If a person treats me bad its really ok. That tells me to forgive but i cant trust them unless they change. But that doesnt affect me as i try to have peace with them. Treat everyone kind. I dont see the wheelchair, i talk to you not over your head. I dont see the homeless clothing i see the person talk to them speak kindly give them what tgey need and when i ask their name we have a connection. Sure some of us have grown up in dysfunctional fam but that doesnt define us. Thats them not me. As an ex wife my busbands always want to come back after they divorce me. But im always upfront how i feel and make it work. It breaks my heart but thats them No i cant go back. Thats my boundary. To safe myself.

[@billybanter9573]

This is true. I have only gotten to know my dad when he got older. The shield comes down and you realise he's just a normal person but a superhuman.

[@angelaculp9404]

When I heard this I thought of what it would be like to be deaf. I hope this makes sense: The only voice I really hear is my own. I may "hear" but to actually listen, understand, and interpret who a person is correctly seems nearly impossible.

[@MrPTR91]

So true. But you will find out who they are in time. They will eventually reveal the truth to you. Be prepared to accept it.

[@corrinnacorrinna5572]

People only let you see what they want you to see. Read their body language, and you'll have more of a clue. Actions are truly louder than words & after all, people are human.

[@ThomasJones-sz3sx]

He's Absolutely Right!!