Are you sure that’s what you saw?

Ever been so sure about something that even when you are proven wrong, you still can’t believe it? Not because of fanaticism, just because you were so, SO sure you were one step away from betting your life on it. The other day I was rewatching the 1994 classic Forrest Gump with Tom Hanks. Here’s a scene I’ve seen unfold many times before: Forrest at a bus stop, holding a box of chocolates while a nurse sits next to him and starts reading her book.

Forrest, being the lovable, gentle guy that he is...