Relative frames of reference
In physics, the subject that I did my graduation in, there is a concept of relative frame of reference. As an example, imagine a person walking on the road. From the person's point of view or frame of reference, the road is moving in relation to him. Vice versa, from the road;s point of reference, the person is moving. The reason for this is the frame of reference can be fixed at the center of mass of the object
If we try to apply the same logic to human behaviour in a slightly modified manner, we can see how different people react to different situations. When I landed in Seattle airport at roughly 11:30 in the night local time, I was absolutely miserable, the cold wind was really creeping in through the various pores in my tshirt, and I was not the enjoying it the least. When I talked about it to my fellow-traveller, he seemed to just shrug it off. He said "No, I am not at all feeling cold, its pleasant".
If we replace the center of mass concept with the complete set of human experiences, then we can really identify how different people behave. This was the first time for me outside of Hyderabad, India in a long time and not in summer months. Whereas, for my companion, he had been to Seattle couple of times earlier, once in the peek of winter.
Isnt it strange, that to the same situation, people think and feel differently, and react differently. Imagine how much enriched our lives would be if someone could just come up with a mechanism of sharing experiences and thoughts. ala Total Recall style

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