Put yourself in their shoes
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="put">put</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="Put">Put</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="derives">derives</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="fitting">fitting</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, “<span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>” <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="plight">plight</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="petty">petty</span> <span word="theft">theft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pals">pals</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="now">now</span>”. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>”, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Harper">Harper</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="Kill">Kill</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mockingbird">Mockingbird</span>: “<span word="You">You</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> – <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>:</p>
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