Point of view and perspective are fundamental to how people look at life and at circumstances. There is no doubt. What you think of when a situation is mentioned directly influences your reactions.
But many times, there are different perspectives. Different points of view lead to different views on things. Understanding grows out of context, and if the context is different, the resulting ideas will be different.
When differences of opinion occur, it is possible that the parties involved are approaching the situation with different points of view. It is possible that life experiences, being different, have led to differing ways of understanding the same thing, and that the differences in understanding have led to the dissimilar points of view.
Don't be quick to discount what someone else says when their ideas are not the same as yours. Stop and think about their perspective. Could it be that they see the same thing through a different lens, a lens ground from their past that focuses differently?
What do you think of when you think of a river? There's a good chance that your perspective is not universal!
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