Irvin Yalom in his book “The Gift of Psychotherapy” described the story of one of his patients. “Decades ago, I saw a patient with breast cancer. During her youth, she was in a long, painful struggle with her tyrannical father. Eager for reconciliation, for a fresh new beginning in their relationship, she looked forward to her father driving her to college so she could be alone with him for a few hours. But the long-awaited trip turned out to be a disaster: her father was in his repertoire, grumbling for a long time about the disgusting, trash-filled river at the side of the road. She, on the other hand, did not see any garbage in this beautiful clear rural stream. She couldn't think of anything to say, and eventually, falling into silence, they spent the rest of the way without looking at each other. Later, she was driving along the same road alone and was amazed to notice that there were two rivers - one on each side of the road. “This time I was driving,” she said sadly, “and the river I saw from the driver’s side window was exactly as ugly and polluted as my father described it.” But by the time she learned to see the world from her father’s window, it was too late—he had already passed away.” This story had a sad ending. But it carries an important meaning. We are all different and our whole life is woven from relationships. Different relationships. And most often we see the world only from one side, assuming that others see the world around us in approximately the same way. This story, like a parable, reminds us that sometimes we should look at the world from the window of another person, another personality. This seems clear, but somehow complicated. Take 2 sheets of paper and draw a window on them (the old ones with windows). Now choose someone important to you that you want to understand better. One sheet will be yours, the other sheet will be for a significant person. Choose a topic, problem or controversial issue with a significant person. On your sheet of paper, in the place where the window is, describe the problem. UNPRICELESS! In the area under the window, list the actions of a significant person related to the problem. In the remaining zone, describe all your thoughts and feelings associated with the person’s actions. Take a break from the exercise for a couple of minutes. Return to the second sheet. Now you will look at the problem from the window of a significant person. Imagine how he sees the problem. Write the problem in the box. Describe your actions, in the third zone all possible feelings and thoughts of a significant person. Look again from your window and from another window. Two positions, two views, but now you can imagine how another person sees the world and can draw the necessary conclusions. I wish mutual understanding as a habit.