Reading The Midnight Library, and this line popped out. Explains a lot right now.
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
That book resonates with revelation.
That’s a very awesome sentence😳!! Ty😁
I loved that book!
I have that as my next read in the stack!
Such wise words now. Both is a cautionary tale for ourselves and for wisdom and dealing with others right now.
"I'll see it when I believe it."
Another one is, you see what you want to see, and you hear what you wanna hear
I wish @matthaig.bsky.social was more a presence here on Bluesky
Real talent is walking into their reality and guiding them out of the cave and right into your perspective
I loved that book. Matt Haig is a genius. Try The Humans.
You listen but you don't hear; you look but you don't see.
That is a wonderful book!!
Yes that is correct
Good book
