Expanding Perception

 The life-long journey of expanding perception:

1. Infant: "The world is me!"
   
   
2. Child: "I perceive others, but I am the center of the universe!"
   
   
3. Young adult: "I do not control others, but all are in relation to me."
   
   
4. Adolescent: "Others have their own, unfathomable, point of view."
   
   
5. Teenager: "If I want to be accepted, I must work harder at understanding other points of view."
   
   
6. Adult stage one: "I am interested in other points of view, but value my own more."
   
   
7. Adult stage two: "I understand other points of view, but value my own more."
   
   
8. Adult stage three: "I can benefit from other points of view, but value my own more."
   
   
9. Adult stage four: "I understand the limitations of my own point of view, and value other points of view as much or more than my own."
   
   
10. Adult stage five: "I seek out and learn from other points of view."
    
    
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