Perhaps to really know another person, you have to have a glimmer of how they
experience the world. To really know someone, you have to know how they know you.
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How to Know a Person Part 1: I SEE YOU
ONE: The Power of Being Seen
“Wise people don’t just possess information; they possess a compassionate
understanding of other people. They know about life.” (Brooks, “How to Know a Person”,
p.7)
“Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being. But it is
not enough. People need social skills.
TWO: How Not to See a Person
“If you want to understand humanity, you have to focus on the thoughts and emotions of individuals, not just data about groups.
Good conversationalists ask for stories about specific events or experiences, and then they go even further. They don’t only want to talk about what happened, they want to know how you experienced what happened.
As Maya Angelou once put it, “The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.
To see a person well, you have to see them as culture inheritors and as culture creators.