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Why Do Two People Experience the Same Thing Differently? · Moming and Me: The Podcast

Najah: How am I supposed to see life the same way you do? Hear me out. My experiences shaped my perspective. just like yours shaped yours. I'm not trying to convince you to see life the way that I do. I'm simply sharing. how I came to see it this way. Nobody can tell me about my experiences better than me. Just like I can't tell you about yours better than you. I think where we get caught up. Is when we start treating our personal experiences. they're universal. They're not. You cannot make your experience my reality. We could go through the exact same situation. And walk away with two completely different experiences. Because we're different. We notice things different. We value things different. We carry different histories. We process life through different lenses. So naturally We won't always arrive at the same perspective. And that's okay. What I choose. Is what I've decided is best for me. What you choose Can be what's best for you. not asking you to agree with my perspective. I'm simply sharing why I've arrived here. Whether you understand it or not. Whether you would have made the same choice or not. I still have to live my life. Just like you have to live yours. And neither of us gets to decide. What gives the other person's life meaning, value, or worth?