You are the strange one
from the book “Useful Not True”:
A traveler comes to a river and sees a local woman on the opposite bank. He yells across, “How do I get to the other side of the river?”
She yells back, “You are on the other side of the river!”
An American woman went on a vacation to Scotland. Talking with a group of people there, she said, “I just love your accent!”
They said, “We don’t have an accent. You do.”
For hundreds of years, people worshipped Zeus, Athena, Odin, and Thor. Now we call it mythology. But when it comes to our own beliefs? No no no! Those are just true! Only others’ beliefs are myths and superstitions.
You take some principles or values very seriously. You think of them as undeniable truths. But to other people, you are the one with silly beliefs.
See yourself from the other side of the river. You have an accent. Since you know other people’s beliefs aren’t true, you have to realize that yours are also not true.
Self awareness is a big ask from most folks.