You have likely heard the phrase, “Perception is reality.” Some interpret the phrase to suggest that every perception is true–that every perception is reality, or at least contains some element of reality. While it may be true that what people perceive is a reflection of some reality, which reality is reflected?
A quote from Anais Nin says, “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” A person’s perception is as much the result of an internal reality (education, experience, emotions, and worldview) as it is the result of external realities. I perceive according to an established set of personal realities. What I perceive may not be complete, and may not be true.
Thus, spiritually mature persons do not say everything they think. I do not share everything I perceive, knowing that I could be wrong. Caution is the best course. When and how and to whom should I entrust my thoughts and perceptions?
The danger of writing a blog such as this is apparent. How bold to write about my perception of perception!
Now it is up to you, the readers, to decide. What do you think? What do you perceive?
[To be continued….]