We all have had differences of opinion with people. We might be looking at the same issues but we end up having variable perspectives.
That perhaps is a blessing from Allah since it helps us expand our horizons or at least gives us a chance to do that. Many a times we are looking at the same issue and the same facts ( or what we perceive to be the same facts), yet our views are totally different.
Its like looking at/through the same window thinking that the other person sees what we see or that we can see everything around the person on the other side of the window and that we fully understand what they think or where they come from on a particular issue. Below are different scenarios of looking "through the window" which could make it difficult for us to understand each other:
1) Different view
We are looking though the same window but the views we have might be different. One person is looking North though the window and the other looking south. Most of the time the views will be different.
2) Dark inside/light outside
One side might be darker than the other side which has lights, making it easier for one person to see " though the window" than the other.
3) Different levels
The Level of the window might be on the 3rd floor of an apartment building hence making it harder for the two people to see what the other person is seeing. The person on the road looking at the window on the upper level sees something totally different then what the person looking through his apartment window sees. Perhaps the nafs of the person at the upper level is affected as well.
4) Threat at one end
We don't know what the person on the other side of the window is going through. Who knows that beyond what we can see, the person may be threatened by someone with who has a weapon hence making it harder for him/her to think clearly or objectively.
5) Window is one sided
Some criminal soap operas have these windows which are one sided and only one person can see through while the view of the other person is impaired. In fact the person with the impaired view might not even know he is being watched
6) The window is a mirror
If you replace the window on the mirror for either one person or both people all they can see is themselves and what surrounds them.
7) Talking about different window
Two people might think that they are looking at the same window but they might be looking at a different window and hence they might just be missing the issue altogether.
8) One person is blind or is impaired
One person might be blind and the other might not know it, thinking or assuming that the other person sees though the window ( where as he is blind).
9) Tinted window
The window might be tinted making it harder for one person to see the other. One might see everything however the other may be lucky to see an outline of what is on the other side.
10) Window or TV?
The window you are looking at might be a flat panel TV and the other person just sees the back of the TV where as you see something which is potentially far from reality.
5 comments:
Philosophy is a dangerous aspect of life...
... and so are windows :p
How would a window cleaner view the room within from outside - the other side of the window...outside looking in...
Asma Bajee..
Thanks for the advice. I will take not of that :-).
And baji the window cleaner aspect is interesting. Perhaps that could be a third party trying to make things cleaarer to both. Perhaps someone could redesign the window?
I think I will write a follow up article to this ecploring more windows :-).
I wish that was the case Hammad Bhai. Window cleaners tend to do a sloppy job and move onto the next window. And in most cases it is the person on the other side of the window that notices the streaks made on the glass/ window. In this case the first party and the second party would naturally unite and ask the window cleaner to do a better job at sparkling those windows. Compromise!
Whilst you are exploring windows -concave mirrors come to mind for some reason :-(
Please see if there is a link to any of the above or during further exploration.
Good write up (Y).MashahAllah
An addition to it: You could be looking at a screen-saver and mistaking it as reality!
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