Seeing What Is There

The hardest thing in the world is seeing what is right before your eyes when it contradicts what is in your mind.

In most cases, when someone asks “who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes” it’s supposed to be a laugh line.  But when the “me” is someone who’s been lying to you since you were born, the answer is often “you.”

I’m not talking of bad parents, though the mechanics is similar.  By evolution and attachment not to mention affection, we tend to believe and trust those who r...