Do I Have the Full Picture?

 It is possible for any of us to really see things from everyone point of view. Is it possible that any of us are able to really sympathize with everyone around us? None of us have the full picture. We cannot possibly know how everyone was raised, what they experienced, and how they feel. I cannot understand someone else's race fully even if they can give me a clear idea of it. No one can in fact understand things this way. Our way of connected it comparing others experiences to our own and seeing the similarities and differences. This, even though worthwhile, does not provide the full picture on someone else's culture or life.

Taking the time to travel and learn about others is a beautiful thing in its own right. It can give you many memorable experiences and broaden your thinking of the world around you. It can help you see more of the picture, but you will never know the full picture because you are not the artist. An artist of a certain painting knows exactly what stroke went where and what colors or bases in underneath the work. The viewer of this painting will never see that without the artist telling them. Even still the viewer will never know what that looked like because they did not experience the art being made. An odd analogy really but I feel that is the only way what I am trying to say makes sense. 

I think it is important to try and see as much of the full picture as you can. Being knowledgeable about things that happen for certain cultures or certain people will help foster the understanding that is needed to really connect with others. It provides a base of feeling understood and like what you have going on matters to others. So, while I do not think one person will ever have the full picture, I think it is good to seek out many different pictures to help you piece together your understanding of a subject.