Is perception reality or is reality perception?

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I experience many realizations about what is and what is not. I live within the fantasies and perceptions of my mind imagining things to be the way I see them when that is not always the truth. In the words of John Lennon, “The more I see, the less I know for sure.”

It seems that so much of mankind is following a tired, dog-eared script handed down by generations. Always doing things the way “they have always been done.” There are some who break out of the mold and write their own script. I like to think that I am one of those. I still follow the good rules of the script that my parents gave me. Mainly the golden rule, “Treat others as you wish to be treated,” however I have written a good bit of my own personal script. This has served me well, although, some people find me odd. That’s okay. I like odd, strange, different, weird and unusual. I love the anomalies of life. Plus if you don’t like the script you are following, you can always rewrite your story.

I imagine that I can figure out within seconds the workings of the minds of people I encounter. There doesn’t even need to be an exchange of dialogue. I just observe their persona and I instinctively know what goes on in their heads. Or at least I think I do. I can’t verbalize it. I just know. It’s as if there are only a hundred molds of people on earth and you can figure out in seconds which mold this person fits.

Have you ever noticed that?

One thought on “Is perception reality or is reality perception?

  1. PATRICIA FANCHER's avatar PATRICIA FANCHER

    My first perception of others tends most of the time to be incorrect, but that’s ok cause then I’m always happy that I took the time to find out who they really are. 🙂

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