HOUSTON Whether businesses recommend you wearing a mask or not, theres an obvious difference of opinion wherever you go. Some people are wearing masks, distancing themselves. Imagining the fear or anxiety, the emotions that are likely motivating the other person and acknowledging those emotions in a respectful way and acknowledging their point of view, Hudson Torn said. Really coming to those debates and those conflicts with the sense of gentleness, acceptance and willingness to hear the other persons perspective, advised Hudson Torn. Now, there's growing evidence that masks keep transmission low.