Weirdo.
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that if you take any two people, there will be some point where either would say to the other, "You like/think/hate what?!"
That being said, why on Earth do we human beings constantly assume that there are universal truths that bind us that go beyond things like water, oxygen, and protein? Why do we assume that we all want the same things, covet the same experiences, fit the same frames?
It may be even worse when you realize that your loved ones want things for you that you have either no interest in or (worst yet) something you actively don't want. It may be well-intentioned, but it puts you in an awkward position of trying to realign their worldview, to say, "No. Sorry - you may think what you want for me is something universally desired by all humans, but I'm human and I really don't want that." And that's not likely to be a discussion you have once. It's going to be one you have over and over and over, reacting to the fact that this person continually insists on putting you into a frame that makes sense to the way they see the world, without ever trying to make the leap of understanding the way you see the world, let alone acknowledging that you see the world differently at all.
Does it make it worse or better that you will inevitably do the same to someone in your life?
Posted: Thursday - July 12, 2007 at 07:32 AM
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