[Grovenet] Google Earth 4 Beta

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Ron,

We cannot go into another's mind to learn what hides there.  We can  
only stand outside and hope that they can find a way to communicate  
with us and a reason to try.  In that vein, I would guess that we  
have a vested interest in trying to assist people to be more  
comfortable as they express their opinions, so that we can learn from  
them.  And possibly there is a strong self interest in helping  
children learn communication skills, so that they will have fewer  
communication problems as they mature.

Or, in my case, as I grow older.  (Not much in the way of maturity -  
smile)

David
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I would never presume to believe I could or should "go into another's mind"
but, if I could, I know that I am not likely to find such an alien landscape
as one might expect.

One thing I've come to realize over the years is that we Humans are not
really very different from each other. Whatever pains, problems, terrors or
trials we believe we are individually afflicted with to suffer alone inside
our heads are actually shared by most of our neighbors too. 

I think that's the genesis of the wise old saying about walking a mile in
another man's shoes (or moccasins).

For me, imagining what might drive another person to make the choices they
have by picturing myself making the same choices is an important step in
reaching out to the person to better understand his motives, his needs and
make a human-to-human connection.  

Ron D'Eau Claire