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I don't really know what to say other than I was just laying in bed after a "disagreement" with my best friend who is here visiting. It's hard to lie in bed with someone you have to much respect and love for but just want to hit over the head with the obvious at the same time and still be able to fall asleep. Enter Live Journal. I was just thinking about how maybe the way we all see people is just a reflection of how we see ourselves. We're all self-centered enough, so this realization wouldn't be a far step. (And I don't mean that in a cynical way--sometimes the truth may seem cynical but it's actually just that-the truth-and brings a peaceful acceptance). Anyhow, maybe the qualities we observe and interpret in other people are really just the qualities we have in ourselves. For example, if someone's insecurity gets on my nerves, maybe it's just the insecurity of myself that I'm actually terrified to recognize, so it manifests itself in my perception of the other person. Maybe if I really admire someone for being artistic I actually have an appreciation for the creative side of myself. And if everyone is indeed participating in this way of viewing others, it's not so bad; we just see people as reflections of ourselves. Don't know if any of that made sense, but it does explain how sometimes people see us in completely different ways even if we more or less present ourselves the same way.