No one meets in the middle without first telling a story of how their side won. Whether they were the ones who took the high road or how they were the ones that compromised. Rarely, do we compromise because our minds changed. Instead, we say our minds our made up. The alternative is to be moved by force. But even in the space of compliance, we tell ourselves how we become the victim of circumstances. The lesson here is that we have a hard time telling ourselves a story that we are not the hero.