The elusive pigeon Hole

Because we tend to listen to respond versus listen to understand, we often pigeon hole others. People will elude to something specific, and therefore be specific to a subject, and we automatically classify their entirety based on that specific statement, stance, etc.... We must do a better job coming from a place of understanding over quickly classifying others by pigeonholing them. Failing to understand by responding too quickly serves no real purpose other than to build barriers between us and others.