In Someone Else's Shoes

The heels of the movie star as she walks down the runway at a lavish award ceremony
The Jordan's of a professional basketball player as he dribbles the ball up the court
The boots of a fire fighter running into a burning house to put out a fire
The loafers of a doctor saving a life in a heart transplant surgery
The old beat up sneakers of of a homeless man begging for food on the streets of New York City
Or the lack of shoes of the monk in India meditating on a mountain
To put yourself in someone else's shoes
The vastness in the human experience
To go inside another mind to see how it works
Why are they the way they are?
How did they become that way?
My one perspective so limiting
When there is so much is out there
Sonder
To realize that everyone has a life as complex as one's own
Taking place at the same time as one own life
With intricacies that one is unaware of
To travel and to exchange stories with everyone you meet
Glimpses of other people's worlds comes to life
And growth of knowledge, understanding and compassion is unintentionally gained