Question

Why is it impossible to put yourself in someone else's shoes? Or is it? Watch the videos (located below). What do these videos teach you about putting yourself in someone else's shoes? How can we learn to do this?

How Cultures are Studied https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72oSUzZT2sU

Strange Beliefs: Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q9HyONL_10&feature=relmfu

Answer 1

It's really impossible to put ourselves on someone else shoes because the conditions, situation or the consequences are very different whenever the person changes, It's very easy to judge someone on a very small thing, their decisions, condition but when it comes to you, you cannot understand what was the condition of the person, therefore he took such a decision.

There are different cultures prevailing in human society, everyone come from a different background, different society, have different priorities, have different ways to live life, for some family and love is important, for some money is important, some are searching for peace in life, some have rich family, some are from a backward family background, some don't even afford food for two times, in such cases how can one compare the two equally and can think of putting themselves in someone's shoes.

This is quite ironic, there are people who want to live a rich life, therefore, they leave their family and stop all connections, it's their priority order or their thinking, others may not be the same.