I can share photos and video and describe my experience in excruciating detail but it could never replace the experience itself. It has to be experienced.
You could not feel the earth beneath my feet in the muddy trail or the varied smells in the air as I ride my bike through the forest. You can’t feel the wind in my hair or the sun radiating on my skin. Only so much of an experience can be translated by word of mouth.
We must accept that part for being misunderstood or misunderstanding others. We can only do our best to express ourselves and to imagine another’s experiences. The more we experience of the world the more we can understand others. Shutting out the world does not serve me. I must experience it!