It amazes me how hard we work to create doubt in ourselves about what we innately know to be true.

And, I propose there is another group of people. People whose minds simply can't allow them to face the reality of a situation so they hold onto any/all methods by which to avoid knowing the truth of things around them.

As a former child abuse advocate I have seen it time and time and time again. Parents and other adults sometimes absolutely refuse to believe the truth of the situation because they are incapable or unwilling to handle it. The most heartbreaking discussion I ever had was with a mother of a six year old girl who had been violated in the most awful way. Her mother could not stop focusing on her own heartache and confusion to even consider the possibility that her precious, defenseless child needed her love and support. I witnessed this exchange for months and this woman simply did not have anything to give her child who needed a loving, supportive and understanding mother more than anything in that moment. Not in that case, but I have seen mothers deny the truth even in the face of inrefutable physical evidence. The human brain is designed to protect and will go to great measures to do so at almost any cost.

It's disheartening and unfair to give the impression of superiority simply because other people have not reached the same level of understanding. Is it not true that everyone is our teacher and everyone is our student? (I think that's a Chinese proverb, but I'm tired so I could be mistaken).

Kind regards,
mj