Who and what is a story. A story we make up, mostly about who and what should be included. A story we tell about the inclusion of things.

Mostly to ourselves …

If I include this, I’ll get that. If I include that, I’ll get this. If I include this, I won’t get that. If I include that, I won’t get this.

Or told in reverse …

If I don’t include this, I’ll get that. If I don’t include that, I’ll get this. If I don’t include this, I won’t get that. If I don’t include that, I won’t get this.

Same story, about you …

If you include this, you’ll get that. If you include that, you’ll get this. If you don’t include this, you’ll get that. If you don’t include that, you’ll get this. If you include this, you won’t get that. If you include that, you won’t get this. If you don’t include this, you won’t get that. If you don’t include that, you won’t get this.

Or told about me and you …

If you include this, you’ll get that. If you include that, you’ll get this. If you don’t include this, you’ll get that. If you don’t include that, you’ll get this. If you include this, you won’t get that. If you include that, you won’t get this. If you don’t include this, you won’t get that. If you don’t include that, you won’t get this.

Same story, about you and me …

If you include this, I’ll get that. If you include that, I’ll get this. If you don’t include this, I’ll get that. If you don’t include that, I’ll get this. If you include this, I won’t get that. If you include that, I won’t get this. If you don’t include this, I won’t get that. If you don’t include that, I won’t get this.

Same story, looking back …

When I did include this, I got that.

Same story, about us …

If we include this, we’ll get that.

Same story, about us looking back …

When we did include this, we got that.

And we’re just getting started with the number of combinations and possibilities.

With all of these whos and whats, it’s easy to forget who’s really deciding what’s included.