The one leg balance

Finding the center and holding it

As though a midpoint of extremes

And residing there.

You may think you are there

But find that the horizon tilts

Allowing you to adjust,

To the reality of your life.

Those around you may not agree.

They may hold positions you abhor -

It is okay to disbelieve,

Try not to attach the person to the view

In that pursuit, find commonalities -

Start with the person's upbringing -

Inquire as to origins

And then build the personality.

Think how different that person would be now

With altered circumstances -

Race, language, culture, location, money, education -

All produce the individual you see today,

With the exercise of empathy -

Constructively used to understand behavior

You can now insert what you see

Into the other person

With the appropriate language and timing

We take bit of society with us

As we meditate and let our experiences flow

Through our minds and being

Integrating new data -

Attempting to grow.

Opening particles of behavior

That contribute to others positively.