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Friday, July 24, 2020

Humanizing the other: how to neither idolize, nor demonize the other


How to not demonize another person:

- Imagine the person as someone's little son or daughter
- Picture the person having food cravings
- Try to envision them as a school boy or girl, learning to read and write
- Ask yourself or, if available, the person. what is this person's greatest passion? How about their greatest fear?

How to not idolize another person:

- Imagine the person peeing, pooping or picking their nose.
- Think of the person performing household chores, like you do: peeling potatoes, throwing the garbage, washing the floors
- Picture the person having food cravings
- Ask yourself or, if available, the person, what scares or startles them

Those you are bothered by, and those you admire, are human beings, with strengths and flaws. Just like you  #rehumanizetheother

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