Bubble

We can only understand where we were in life after we are somewhere else. In other words, when we are enclosed in a current reality we cannot appreciate what it would be like to exist outside of it. This is universal.

It is unfortunate because many of us end up in situations which do not benefit us. Fear, economic reality or perhaps our sense of loyalty keep us glued and often without examining properly how we got lost. Our perspective has been skewed by virtue of being in our bubble.

A sizeable chunk of my life was like that and I know that I am in excellent company. But I would argue that it is almost impossible to avoid since we begin life with little ability to question what we are embroiled in. We simply assume it is correct because we are told it is.

Much of life involves gaining the ability to discern what is worthwhile for us to focus on and where our priorities should lie. By then there is less runway left.