The Third Perspective

“What we don’t know about ourselves can and will hurt us, not to mention others,”

Because of this profound capacity to understand others, it’s hard for them to take a position or hold an opinion, especially if it’s contrary to that of their partner or community.

However, I quickly remind myself that I am probably perceiving it from the perspective of an angsty teenager who does not know better. How would a loving parent (the Universe) perceive the same situation?

In acceptance, we have let go of the inner guilt-monger that found fault with even our most basic human drives. We can enjoy our physicality without moralistic aversion or compulsive self-gratification. We accept that others have come to their understanding of life and their ethical views in a way that makes sense to them, even if their beliefs and

experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience.

we see that good and bad are only points of view from a perspective that cannot be aware of everything.