Because ultimately, you're not a person that's distinct from another: [[Self is whole]] and [[Self is connected]]. Relatively, you have [[Parts]]. And [[Parts are people]]. And when these parts have [[Burdens]], they take things personally because they're holding onto identities, beliefs, and roles that other people and parts can come into conflict with. For parts that take things personally, they resist a state of affairs that that they believe should be otherwise and seek to change it or find relief from the pain of it.