We are the subtlest yet deepest source of frustration and puzzlement arising from the different ways people approach the world. We feel we know how the world is, and we look to others to reinforce that conviction. When we see others acting as if the world were an entirely different place from the one we inhabit, we are shaken.
We look to our closest relationship as a source of confirmation & reassurance. When those closest to us respond to events differently than we do, when they say things that we could not imagine saying in the same circumstances, the ground on which we stand seems to tremble & our footing is suddenly unsure.
