Beneath the iceberg

You’ve probably seen the poster featuring an iceberg.  You can only see the tip of the iceberg above water but there is SO much more under water that is invisible to the eye.

Today I passed an office with that poster on the wall.  But instead of thinking about business I just thought about people.

We see people every day.  Some are just in passing – traffic, grocery stores, restaurants, etc.  Some we know a little better – work, gym, and other “regular” environments.  Some we know more intimately – close friends, family, relationships.

But I wonder how often we see others and think that what WE see is everything there is?  Or to put it a little differently, that what we observe about someone else is sufficient to support our impression of them?

Plenty more to say on this topic but for now I just want to think on this for a bit.