I’m a big fan of compassion, understanding, and appreciation. I’m also a sucker for stories of redemption and reconciliation. It’s part of my programming. Overall, I’m optimistic where people are concerned. I trust people. But I’m not naive. Mostly, I trust us to be human. I trust us to pursue what seems to be in our best interest with the tools we have available. Unfortunately, one of our tools of choice is called the fundamental attribution error. This hard-wired error has