"We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.”
This quote from the movie "The Truman Show" really stood out to me in comparison with all the others. It stood out to me because when I read it, I automatically realized it was so true. We believe whatever is presented to us from the time we are born and on. This can be proven by simply looking at all the different cultures around the world and by the different classes people fit into, low, middle and upper classes. Someone born into a third world country might be presented with the fact that he or she is responsible for working to support his or her family. To them, this is reality. On the other hand, take someone born into a wealthy country, who never had to work a day in their life. They had a nanny and a cook, so they never had to lift a finger. To this person, this is the reality they were presented with. The person in the third world country would never think that the wealthy person's reality would be their own, and vise versa. So its true, we accept whichever end of the stick is given to us, and in most cases, although we may wonder what its like on the other side, we will never experience the reality we were not at first presented with. 
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