Therefore, if you can possibly discern what the person may have been thinking about, why not use that to start a conversation with him?
لِذلِكَ ،‏ إِذَا ٱسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تُمَيِّزَ مَا كَانَ يُفَكِّرُ فِيهِ ،‏ يُمْكِنُكَ ٱلْبَدْءُ بِٱلْحَدِيثِ مَعَهُ عَلَى هذَا ٱلْأَسَاسِ .‏