It's probably not about you

Even your self-titled memoir is not about you

You’re never the main character in other people’s stories.
You’re at best a featured player, a walk-on, or an extra.
When someone is acting in a way you don’t understand,
You should know: it’s probably not about you.

All humans lug around a collection of stories.
Some inherited, some ill-gotten, some earned.
Humans are projection machines
Who project stories o…