You may sense that people in your environment find you imposing today, and you may at first be tempted to use this recently developed power to influence others. You may also feel a sincere sense of curiosity that compels you to find out more about your colleagues, loved ones, and peers. Should these two elements of your personality come into conflict, you will likely feel distinctly uncomfortable around people whose backgrounds differ from your own. You can fulfill your desire to know more about others today by subduing your powers of persuasion so that you can relate on a less reactive plane with those individuals who awaken your curiosity.

We feel more comfortable in the presence of individuals whose values differ markedly from our own when we are willing to put aside our need to convince these individuals of the validity of our beliefs and ideals. There is little reason to regard the dissimilarities that divide us from one another as condemnations and no cause to defend our points of view during the peaceful sharing of ideas. When we perceive variation as a natural aspect of humanity's development, we are driven to learn about those whose backgrounds do not run parallel to our own. Together with those unlike ourselves, we grow into a deeper understanding of what it means to be a human being during a period in which sweeping changes are taking place. You will feel less driven to persuade others to adopt your point of view today when you embrace humanity's innate diversity.