New Eyes

Humans love to make up stories. We make up stories about everything and everyone we see. It’s a human trait to want to find meaning, to figure things out. If we don’t understand something, we’ll make up a story to make it understandable. Sometimes our make-em-ups are harmless, but more often, especially when they are about other humans, they are harmful. Even when we make up stories we think are kind, we are still doing harm. Why? Because, when we make up stories about other people, we assume we know them better than they know themselves, and we believe we are the arbiter of all that is right and good.