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Have you ever tried to get a point across to someone, but instead they try to get their point of view across to you? What usually happens is both points of view may have their own merit yet neither party is willing to give an inch in fear of appearing to be giving in. I was discussing this same issue today and I came to a new point of view. So here is a thought to ponder; we are standing outside a building, we will say a church , and looking through the window in the front door we begin to share our view. Another person is standing outside the same church looking through a different window sharing their view, while still another person is standing outside the same church looking through the window in the side door sharing still another view. Ah yes same church 3 different views. Lesson I learned, share my view, but listen to the other views so that I get a better picture of the whole. Yet still, take the time to look into those other windows so that I might have a better understanding of the view they are expressing.