Would you say that you have changed the way you view other people over the years? If so, how did your viewpoint change and how did it affect the way you interact with others?
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Yes definatly. I am only 16, and 'over the years' for me means only a couple of years. But this time period has tought me alot about the world around me. I would definatly say that I am alot more respecting, and understanding towards different personality types. I have also become more understanding towards those people who are deliberatly hostile towards myself or others. Great Question!
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ive learnt never to und-estimate anybody! Also, sadly that there are very few ppl to trust 100%
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Simply maturing has gone a long way in changing my views on people. I have mellowed :) It changed for the better. Two other major factors contributed to my shift in how I view others; having children and being on medication. Both have been invaluable to me!! It has been a HUGE improvement in how I interact with others.
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Yup, I'm only 18 but I have. Partly through just the process of growing up and also a book I once read which I've never forgotten and is still my favourite book! I read the book 5 years ago. It's called 'The Outsider' by Albert Camus written in 1942 (I recommend it to everyone). It allowed me to begin to see the world and people from an outside point of view almost like being an alien looking down on the planet and trying to understand humans (that's the best way I can describe it). It taught me to look at the bigger picture and see that other people were involved and that my actions don't just affect myself. I am not the centre of the universe! So my interaction with others has improved greatly as I can see things from their point of view just as clearly as from my own point of view. It allowed me to understand the context of life a lot more I think and how unimportant I actually am considering the age of the universe and the size of it.
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Yep..mellower, less sensitive, less judgmental, less reactive. As I've aged I go with the flow of life far more than I used to..but I have the great luxury of being retired, having raised a son who has a wonderful, fulfilling career/life, and a partner who could not be a better match for me. I've fallen into a honey pot and I know it. :)
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I recently started working in a drug rehab center and I also recently converted to Islam. Both of these things have had HUGE impacts on the way I handle human interaction. From work, I no longer assume that someone with a drug problem is a bad person or someone that makes bad choices all the time. I view drugs differently and from my work there I have actually stopped drinking and doing drugs altogether. From converting to Islam, I have found peace and now I am more accepting and tolerant of everyone. Even those that believe what the nightly news says about every one of us being terrorists. I still feel that there is good in everyone.
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