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Think about this: giraffes eat from the tops of trees, and turtles eat at the bottom. Neither is better than the other, but they just cannot relate.

The giraffe and turtle may occupy the same state of their surroundings, the same space, but they don’t have the same worldview.
A giraffe can’t explain to a turtle his worldview because the turtle cannot conceive, nor comprehend, the perspective that the giraffe has.
At least the giraffe can look down and see the turtle in his element, but does not mean the giraffe should acquiesce, or assimilate to the turtle’s perceived limited views. The giraffe would know better.
So in conclusion, the giraffe can be in the same geographical location as the turtle, but the giraffe eats from the tops of the trees and the turtle moves through the grass.
The giraffe has the larger panoramic view of his surroundings, but the turtle’s view is just blades of grass and tree trunks. (I would also add, maybe some giraffe droppings too.)

The point is to eat on your level. If you’re a giraffe, be that.
If you’re a turtle, it’s OK to be that. What ultimately happens in the lives of all people is that we eat on the level of our visions.
When you are a giraffe, and you get criticism from turtles, you have to remember the turtles are just reporting from the view of the limited level they are on.
When you are the giraffe, be confident in who you are. Don’t let the turtles tell you what you should be to bring you down to their level of vision. -Bishop T.D. Jakes
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