My philosophy is that to become the best person you can possibly try to be, you should try to learn as many points of view as possible. Here's how I explain that:
Picture the Earth as just a flat circle: O
Now picture yourself on Earth, represented by the point: O.
You are just one point of view. Now think of how many lines can stretch from the center of that circle to the edge. How many points do you think can fit in between those lines? Those points represent the other points of view on Earth, and I don't just mean other humans, I mean all organisms.
Now, if you draw those lines past the edge of the circle, imagine how much more points can fit in between those lines. The possibilities on what one can think and see seem endless. But of course, if you don't truly know yourself, it would be difficult to imagine how something else thinks of things.