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A person of understanding draws the deep waters of the heart. They also live in knowledge and wisdom, bringing light and peace to everyone. Their love and relationship endures for a long time. This is why most people want to be with an understanding person. Understanding comes from an understanding attitude and maturity . If you want to gain understanding, then keep in mind the following steps.

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    Have knowledge. Knowing is the first step to gain understanding. Thus, you need to have more reading, listening and reflection. If for example you want to understand a person, then you need to read his notes, listen to his words and reflect yourself from him.
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    Build principles. From the knowledge you have gathered, you must form rational theories from them. This requires the utilization of your intelligence and analytical capabilities. From the notes, words and realizations you have acquired in the first step, you must draw out points which you can use to come out with the correct conclusions.
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    Seek wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to come up with the right judgments based on a person’s stored knowledge and perception. So from the principles and theories you have built in the previous step, you must optimize them to discern what is right and what is wrong.
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    Create values. As been popularly known, values are not values if not valued. Hence, you need to put great importance on the decisions you have made out from your wisdom. In other words, if you have judged the person in our example as trustworthy based on your knowledge, principles and wisdom, then you must stand on that judgment.
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    Act on them. The people who are the persons of understanding are the ones who practice what they preach. To understand someone or something, you must practice what you are saying, thinking and believing about that person or thing. As per our example, you can only understand the trustworthiness of a person if you, yourself, practices trustworthiness.
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  • If you want to understand your spouse, do not answer while they are talking.
  • If you want to understand your boss, obey first before you complain.
  • If you want to understand God, turn at God's rebuke.

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  • Humans have the nature of doubt that will hinder the progress of their understanding.

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