View this world as a hotel . . .

“I know what you’re thinking.” 

Actually, she doesn’t. And her summation of what she believed was in my head confirmed that.

But think about it. How can another person really know our thoughts? Most of the time, we ourselves remain oblivious to our thoughts. And to further complicate things, our thoughts are so capricious, as are our volatile emotions.

Hopefully, with progress in our cultivation we will become less judgmental. Not to mention, thank goodness, our growing realization that we don’t always need to be voicing our opinions.

Thus, while others may have some idea of what we were thinking, we’ve moved on. Our thoughts have moved on.

So when we converse with others, we too should give them the benefit of doubt—do not try to read things into their words and behavior. Voicing opinions is risky! We could end up misleading those listening to us. And disquiet the one we’re speaking on behalf of. Besides, it’s really not our place—we’re not their Communication Representative.