For the last week or so I have been aware of people tending to restrict their view of current events so that their conclusions fit with their beliefs. They (we?) tend to stay within our own “box”, rather than grow and change. They do not see the whole picture, which I try to do but probably do not. There is a practical value and importance of viewing of acting on reality objectively, accurately and without bias. This view also feels risky and unsafe. In my life this pattern is most noticeable with the medical profession’s view of my history or condition. I generally present my whole history which is exceptional and does not fit their expectations. They then look at part of what I present and decide that I have been miss diagnosed or that I am imagining things. Frustrating and not helpful! The safe and conservative approach is to take the facts and try to fit them into an impression of reality while frequently leaving out some of the facts. I prefer to expand my impression of reality in order to encompass all of the facts.
