An event occurs. Many people watch it.
After a while if we ask the people to narrate the event, the results are very interesting.
Each person narrates the event but emphasizes the parts of the event that are most important to him or her.
Any one can try this experiment. Tell a new story or enact a new play before an audience. After some time, ask each person to narrate the story or play separately and note the difference.
We tend to absorb information selectively, depending upon our past experiences, our previous knowledge, our physical state, our emotional state, our mental state and the state to which our persona has evolved.
