Thoughts.

I'm drawn once again to the observation that nothing happens in a vacuum. I should be careful about how I interact with anyone because I don't know how they in turn interact with others. If I do want to connect with someone I should take the time and effort to proactively make it happen because others can only see and judge me based on their experiences with me.
 

Of course the flip side of this is that I'm probably making similar assumptions about others based on my lack of exposure to them and I should probably examine any negative associations I have with particular people to see if those are truely because they earned those negative associations or because I haven't taken the time to get to know them better.

 

Another thought comes to mind. In asking someone for their opinion of me I'm less likely to get a negative response from someone who's current opinion of me isn't negative. I wonder what kind of response I would get if I asked someone who did had a negative opinion of me. Of course if they had a negative opinion of me, they are unlikely to take the time to answer such a question. (Unless, of course, I'm shortchanging them and myself by not asking.)
 

Finding wisdom from books and introspection is all well and good, but I need some perspective from the outside to put it all in place.