On of the hard lessons in life that I had to learn is that not everyone thinks like I do. To imagine that others don’t like what I like or dislike what I dislike was a lesson I had to learn. It was interesting in the past election, how both sides claimed the “We” majority assuming that everyone believed like they did. What a shock to find out that was not the case. The “We” that included everyone failed to realize there were some who did not agree with their views. How do you misrepresent “We” in your conversations?
The misrepresentation of “We”
When something pleases me
It is not hard to say
“I like that!”
But when something displeases me
I revert to “We…
“We don’t like that!”
“We think that person is wrong.”
“All Americans believe…”
Interesting how people become inclusive
To make their point
It is easy to convince ourselves
Everyone else feels exactly like we do
“We” doesn’t always mean everyone
With many divergent minds
Coming together to create “We”
Is sometimes a stretch
How easy it is to include everyone
In my cause
Seems to hold so much more weight
Reality is harsh sometimes
When the “We” turns out to only be me
Photos: Bing Photo (news.mongabay.com) & Dwight L. Roth
Yes sadly too many of us spend a lifetime trying to convince everyone else that their opinion is the right one?? Nothing is black and white
LikeLiked by 1 person