How We Choose to See

Not many are likely to agree, but how we choose to see this world is exceedingly important. Whether we are willing to see things as they are, or whether we choose to twist them in our minds so as to see them as we wish they were—this is one of the most fundamental questions about what kind of people we choose to be.

The ability of humans to imagine things different from how they are is an amazing gift, but the regular pretending that they are different from how they are is a nasty and widespread habit, and may be among the most hurtful things we do to ourselves.

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