Sometimes I encounter a person in a social situation that I simply do not like. I find myself being critical and abrasive and, in some cases, openly hostile. If I really examine what is going on in these situations I find that I am frustrated by an inability to connect.
Some people put up walls to keep other people out. Sometimes I put up walls, maybe because the other person reminds me of someone from my past, someone with whom I have unfinished business.
How can we begin to poke holes in those walls so that we can really see each other? Perhaps the next time I find myself face to face with a person I don't like I need to try to see beyond the walls that stand between us. It might be as simple saying: "Tell me more about yourself," and then listening for the sound of our common humanity.
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