There are times in life that we ascribe qualities or traits to other people that are inaccurate or fail to recognize other aspects of their being because we are emotionally invested in that person fulfilling a specific role in our life. When we claim that the other person changed it is not so much that they altered their core composition, but we now must admit to ourselves that our original perception of them was imprecise. Kilroy J. Oldster
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Sometimes we think that things happen to us and that we did not have any choice in the matter. We do not see that we were manipulated and let our emotions get the best of us. Other times we think we know what is going on and it has nothing to do with us. When we ascribe qualities or traits to other people, we may be able to understand what happened, but we put too much pressure on them because we want them to fit our perception of them rather than accepting who they are.

Source: Dead Toad Scrolls

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