Sensus Ergo Est

My Dear Child,

You seem to be under the impression that everyone lives in the same world. That might seem obvious, but it may not be true.
Everyone builds their own little world in their head. Their world is defined by their thoughts about the world, not by the world itself. And since everyone's thoughts are different, everyone lives in a different world. When you see how people behave, it is because, in the world they live in, this behavior makes some sort of sense. At least, most of the time.
But it may not make sense from the perspective of your world. Because none of us are immune. Our worlds are no more independent of our thoughts than anyone else's.

I blame Descartes. Cogito Ergo Sum, huh? I Think, Therefore I Am. Well, I guess that's a truth as far as it goes. But the I that IS is not your core being. The I that Thinks is, by definition, the I that is constructed from thoughts. And thoughts are transient, flimsy, unreliable things that can change in a heartbeat.Who notices that? Not I.

How about Sensus Ergo Est? Roughly, Awareness, Therefore Being.

Try not to think about it...

MacKay