Have you ever thought?

Have you ever thought about the fact that we could all be seeing the same situation going on in front of us and all have a different perception of it?

Last time I was in hospital, one of the staff came in one day and stated she was really frustrated with someone.  I knew exactly who she meant and thought she had reason to be.

At some point in my stay, I discovered that actually the reason the woman was like this was because she had been hurt really badly when she was young.  And I began to see a different side to her.  Not that SHE changed, but MY opinion of her changed.

I don’t know about you but when I was in the hospital I didn’t really have much patience.  All I wanted to do was get home to my family so unfortunately I focused on  that and wasn’t as compassionate as I could have been.

Interesting how knowing a situation can change your opinion, isn’t it?