Today I did grocery shopping with my son and put a mop bucket in the bottom of the pram. I didn’t end up getting anything else, so I walked out of the store. Halfway to my car I realised the bucket was in the bottom of the pram. My first quick thought was “who cares, you’ve already left just take it”. My next immediate reaction was “that’s stealing, go back and pay for it”. I ended up going back and paying for it, and feeling really bad for my initial thought. Are our initial thoughts who we are, or the thoughts that come following? For example, if you think a person is initially ugly, and then tell yourself beauty is in the eye of the beholder, which thought is the actual you?

I hope this makes sense.