Isn't it strange how each of us is shaped by our perceptions of reality? I guess our perceptions are formed as we grow up and experience life and must be strongly influenced by our parents, at least in our early life. I assume that our perceptions are further influenced by our experiences as we grow up. But do our attitudes get frozen sometime during this formative process, or do we remain open to new ways to look at and experience things? I guess that depends on how our ideas and perceptions were formed in the first place, How do we stay open to new experiences and ideas, and do we even want to open ourselves to change?
I work with 2 other people who are"leads" as I am. I get along with each, but they don't get along with each other. As far as I can see, each of them believes that they are right in thier own perceptions and thier own ideas and attitudes, but that the other person is difficult to get along with. How is it that I don't have much problem with either person? I will say, however, that one of the person is a bit harder to deal with than the other, perhaps she just has a stronger personality.
There have been atempts by both people to "clear the air, and get things into the open" but there seems to be little progress. Each one seems convinced that the other just doesn't understand thier viewpoint. That seems right, but why? Is each person so invested in thier own perception of things that they can't let go any part of it to actually see each other as a real person and not as an obstacle? What is my course in this? Do I try to help, or do I let things go and see what happens? Maybe it's easier to simply remove myself from the equation.
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