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\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Who is the you? Which is the me?
Wait\u2013are there three?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may find that you see
everything one way,
just as it is,
until one day you
question something and
have a crisis, and
make a big cognitive leap,
and then suddenly,
there’s another
possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might find that you’re seeing
everything a million different ways,
completely overwhelmed,
until one day, you
have to get something done,
and you have a crisis, and
make a big cognitive leap,
and then suddenly,
there is only
three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of you is going
to be the me
in a conversation with you
some time today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll know, because
you will find yourself
thinking, \u201cthis person\u2019s thinking
is so simplistic,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or possibly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you will find yourself
thinking \u201cthat person\u2019s thinking
is so complex.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which one will be right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we pause, and reflect, and listen,
and speak with care,
i think you’ll see
\u2013(between you and me)\u2013
we’re not two,
but three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You,
the peace we just made, and
me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which one is the me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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You might find that you’re seeingeverything a million different ways,completely overwhelmed,until one day, youhave to get something done,and you … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,26,16,15,9,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-neurodiversity","category-personal-narrative","category-poem","category-politics","category-reflection","category-zen"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/saor1p-440","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":570,"url":"https:\/\/ryk.groetchen.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/12\/enlightenment-requires-a-certain-cognitive-load\/","url_meta":{"origin":440,"position":0},"title":"enlightenment requires a certain cognitive load","author":"Ryk Groetchen","date":"August 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Treat the difficult people among us gently.Every day, they are processing our projections. 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