Thinking aloud

Hm - between getting into my bath and eating my porridge is a good thinking time. I was thinking of the conundrum of putting yourself into someone else's shoes, and came to the conclusion that this is actually impossible. Which means we ought not to expect anyone to be able to put themselves into our shoes. The best we can do is to acknowledge that we can never understand someone else. But not understanding them does not mean that we cannot respect them, or feel compassion for them. That's probably the best we can do. To be honest, I would rather be respected and enjoyed than being understood. Come to think of it - if someone told me that they understood me, I would not believe them.....