Engage in Dual Perspective.

The book...

• defines dual perspective as the "understanding of both our own & another person's perspective, beliefs, thoughts, or feelings."
• tells us that when we adopt this concept we not only understand the person, but also show them respect.
• says if someone can't take the perspectives of others they are egocentric, meaning "they impose their perceptions on others and interpret others' experiences through their own eyes."

How I understand the Concept...

• Not everybody thinks the same way. We all view things differently, and in order to have a dual perspective we must realize how a person thinks & feels about a situation.
• In order for us to fully master this concept, we can't force our perceptions on the other person, even if we see things differently.
• We have to keep an open mind.

Application to my life...

How I apply this concept to my life is to just have an open mind. If I'm closed minded I allow myself to not be able to understand what another person is going through.

For example: I'm good at math, but I have a friend who isn't. She comes to me with problems that she needs help solving, & I do my best to break the steps down to where she can understand them. If she came to me with a question & my answer to her was "Oh my gosh! That's so easy. This is a silly question." I would be failing to see how she sees math, and in a way I could be lowering her self-esteem when it comes to math. By actually helping her & understanding how she views math, I practice the concept of engaging in dual perspective.

Additional Info...

This is Pon & Zi. Pon could have came to Zi & judged her because she had the underwear on her head, but instead he grabbed some too & put them on his head. He was seeing things through her eyes, thus engaging in dual perspective.