I have never distinguished readily between thinking and dreaming. I know my life would be much different if I could ever say, This I have learned from my senses, while that I have merely imagined.

Marilynne Robinson
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After reading this quote, I can’t help but think about how we as humans process and make sense of the world around us. We perceive and see colors and shapes and shapes and colors and sounds and smells and tastes and touch and we take all this information in and try to make sense of it through our own logic. We come up with ideas about what these feelings are, why they are happening, what they mean, how to fix them, what will happen next. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why you are certain of these things? Why are you so sure that the sky is blue? Why are you so sure that you can feel that something is wrong? Who told you that? How do you know that you know that? Why do you think that what you have just said makes sense?

Source: Housekeeping

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