Do You Feel Misunderstood?

ANTONIO felt perturbed. Suddenly and inexplicably, his good friend Leonardo had become cool toward him.  On different occasions Antonio's greetings had not been acknowledged, and when in each other's company, there now seemed to be a wall between them. Antonio began to fear that he must have done or said something that his friend had misunderstood. But what?

Misunderstandings are common. Many are minor and are easily  rectified. Others can be most frustrating, especially when wrong impressions persist despite all efforts to banish them. Why do misunderstandings occur? How do they affect the individuals involved? What can you do if others misunderstand something you do?  Does it really matter what others think about you anyway?

Next time: An Inescapable Reality

From the Watchtower magazine, 2001