When in communication, always seek to understand. Although life is hardly ever clearly delineated in obvious rights and wrongs, there are times when this is the case.
If we happen to be wrong, seeking to understand what is being said will allow us to see our potential shortcomings and flaws.
If we are correct in whatever opinion we have, we will still fail to convey that properly if we do not understand the person sitting across from us.
We must first understand them and where they are in life before we could ever hope to "guide" them in regards to where they are going.
Whichever side we may end up on, we will never err in seeking to better understand.
- Aaron N.