People live, not in their concept of what is true, but of what is possible. Repeating: of what they think, see, and feel is possible.
This is what makes it damn difficult to encourage people and communicate to them their potential. Not only that, but it interferes with all forms of learning and communication. For example, one reason for the change in what is reported in the newspaper industry is the inability for people to associate so closely with facts.
We now base our knowledge sources by their relatability, their story, and their entertainment. Is this wrong? No, but we need to acknowledge the altercations it presents. We are growing up with a worldview of what is possible, not what is true or proven. We may now believe what is false, is still possible. A sure sign of this complexity is your current inability to follow it. For that reason, let me simplify it the best I can.
There is a saying that once you have eliminated all possibilities, all you have left is the truth. The thing is, we now have an infinite number of possibilities
It’s a lot to live up to and understand. But in order to build a connection with someone, you have to understand what they believe to be possible, not true.
In longsight, as Mark Twain famously stated, “Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.”
Stay Positive & Fiction? Possibilities? Truth? What’s The Difference, Really?
Garth E. Beyer
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