Through Your Eyes

Recently, I just finished reading (the oh so long shelved) novel titled Atonement. 

To summarize the story, it was about a young girl too bemused in her own world which has caused her elder sister to die in despair and disappointed love. The little girl, grow up to realize her mistakes and spend her whole life trying to amend her faults. 

But set aside the love and despair (I know, it'll be much more interesting if we discuss on those parts), I am more intrigued about the little girl's assumptions and perspective that lead her to falsely accuse her sister's lover a rapist. Through her eyes, her sister's lover is a man that she needs to protect her sister from, not knowing the feelings they have for each other.

Assume, as they say 'make the a** out of you and me'. 

It's hard not to assume, and I myself trying hard not to assume. 

Every single time, I always remind myself there's always a story behind what I see.

May it be a too cheerful girl, with a fiancee that passed away in an accident;

A lady that appeared to be lazy, when she's actually in a depressed state;

or a patient that refused to take medications, when she's actually allergic to it.

Ask, never assume.

Because more often than not, the event that you see through your eyes, is never the full story.