The short story about Silver Blaze can easily be tied into the everyday lives of people. When Sherlock Holmes explains that "many people rely on opinion and unsupported assumptions," it only means that people easily give into their hunch or gut feeling without taking all factors, obvious or hidden, into consideration. It is only human nature to jump into conclusions based on their own thoughts and opinions and other people's stories without complete knowledge and confirmation of the facts.
I can personally testify that this is true because of a very classic incident that happened to me in the past that I am sure many of you can easily relate to either because it may have already happened to you or you may have heard about it. A really good friend of mine and myself got into a huge argument because of a rumor I believed in that I have heard from my other friends. Based from our relationship, this good friend of mine had a tendency to commit such act. So I easily accredited what the others had told me. We got into a huge debacle about how I did not trust her nor our friendship well enough to believe what she said. Eventually, in the end the truth came out and I was, in fact, at fault and misguided. I fell along the lines of people who just easily jump into a "rumor" without critically thinking the situation through. Being the defensive human beings that we are, we tend to do this and at times, may blow it out of proportion. This bad habit needs to be put to an end, before we all get ourselves into some serious trouble.
I can totally relate to what you have been through because I have gone through a similar situation with one of my old best friends. It is hard not to give into your gut feeling and think that is always right especially when it is involved with someone like your friend and her past history. You are more easily to give in because you do not want to get hurt or look like a fool for believing in that person. Its similar to when people say “once a cheater always a cheater”, you can’t help but to think that based on someone’s past that they will do the same and continue to do the same.
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