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Good day, people of Hive! Welcome to my blog. Today's topic is "Reading Your Mind," so let's dive in.
Everyone has fantasized about having the power to read minds, thinking that if they had it, they would know exactly what people are thinking. So imagine this: I’ve been in a relationship with someone for five years. We laugh together, eat together, sleep together, cry together, share secrets, and even talk about our future together. Then one day, I discover that he's a mind-reader and has been reading my mind since the beginning of our relationship. I would feel a mix of shock and betrayal because I wasn’t expecting him to do something like that to me. I would feel like he always knew when I was upset/sad but pretended not to, and that he knew everything from my past, things I never wanted anyone to know, including him. That would be so scary. I would feel exposed, like I’d been walking around naked without even realizing it.
One of the first things I’d feel is betrayal, just like I mentioned earlier. Not because he can read minds, but because he never told me. Seriously, I would feel like he kept something huge from me. And then I’d start wondering; if he could keep such a big secret from me, what else might he be hiding? I wouldn’t believe that he wasn’t hiding more, even if he told me he's not hiding any secrets except the mind-reading secret.
There’s something about mind-reading, it makes the person an open book. Their partner would know everything going on in their mind. For example, if their partner was planning to poison or kill them, they’d know before it even happened which can be scary. In any good relationship, trust is everything. It really matters. We must trust each other no matter what challenges we face. We feel safe with someone when we believe they’re being honest and open. So if my partner knew every thought I had and chose to keep it a secret, it could make me question our whole relationship. I’d start wondering; was our relationship even real? Were we really getting to know each other equally?
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But let’s also think about this; despite the fact that he knew my thoughts,the good and the bad, he still stayed. He didn’t leave when he heard my doubts about him or when I was annoyed with him. Because in every relationship, there’s always a fight. He knew my mistakes, yet he still loved me. But still, it would hurt that he never told me. I might even think, “Didn’t he trust me enough to tell me his secret?” And that alone could cause a big problem. Because we have some people who might walk away because they feel betrayed. Some might walk away because they can’t be with someone who can read their mind. And some might stay to understand why the secret was kept.
Okay, let’s look at the other side. What if I knew from the beginning that my partner could read minds? Would I still have gotten into a relationship with him? Absolutely not, because I would be scared. What if he knew all the thoughts going through my mind? Because to me why would I want to be in a relationship where I have no privacy? There are things in my mind I don’t want to say out loud, not because I’m a bad person, but because I’m human. As humans, we think things we don’t always mean. We get angry but hide it with a fake smile. But if someone could hear all of that, it might feel like we’re never safe to just think.
So would it be a deal-breaker? In my opinion, it depends on how the relationship is built. For some people, the answer might be yes, and for others, no. But either way, it would change everything.
In conclusion, just as I don’t want to read people’s minds, I also don’t want people reading mine because it will make me feel uncomfortable to know I have a partner who's reading my mind.
This is my entry for the Hive Learners Featured Content Week 162 Episode 02
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