Hi all, </LURK-MODE> On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, the digest contained: > Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:41:38 -0400 > From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: 'attacks'... > ... > i am learning that > it always helps in communications to try to understand the other's point of view > > even just being open enough to consider the other's viewpoint > can scrub a fair bit of grime off the perceiver's glasses > ... Exactly! Trying to understand the other person's point of view, trying to become that person for just a bit, trying to see things the way that they would see them allows you to grok ... http://w3.one.net/~wap/wapGrok.html ... in fullness. Then you can act with the confidence that you will be doing/writing the best and most correct thing. IMHO ... :-) <LURK-MODE> Bill-- ...who sometimes thinks that reality is an obstacle to hallucination. (42) \ o o o /\ o o .___. William A. ....._..._ .......7177 Heritage Drive+---- >={)'> \ -+ | _ \__ _ _ _ _ _ ___| |_| |_ ___ .Westchester........| \ \/ /\ o| | _/ _` | '_| '_/ -_) _| _/ -_).OH 45069-4012......| /\ o / >={)'> | |_| \__,_|_| |_| \___|\__|\__\___|.513/779-0780.......| >={)'> \/ | ..... http://w3.one.net/~wap/ .... [log in to unmask] .......+-- \/ ---- / --+ /