Truffle Hunting

You know how sometimes you want to know why someone believes what they believe?  Or how they came to know what they know?  Or why the value what they do?  

But… it’s delicate, because it can come off as an interrogation, or the other person might start on the defensive upon hearing a question, as though they’re being doubted.  Does that ever happen to you?

What if… we could get playful with it and think of it like truffle hunting?

I’m a nosy pig searching for this really valuable thing (the “why” of your belief, what it *means* to you).  It’s buried under detritus, leaves, twigs… (this is life experiences, wounds, difficult situations…)  It’s precious beyond what’s obvious to the eye.

It's mycelial -- it feeds and learns from others of its kind (values inform other values -- question one, it might dissolve, and they all might dissolve?)

It's valuable -- (some) people (and dare I say all algorithms?) want access to your values.  If they know what you value, that information can be used for a variety of reasons, not all for your benefit.

What do you think?  Might you feel a little lighter about sharing what's meaningful to you if there was a little piggy nose nudging at your elbow?  Or if you could own your own piggy-ness, might you embody a light-heartedness in the seeking? 

I'd love to know what unconventional things you do to try to understand people.