Percept(i)on

Our world is molded by what we see and perceive of others, what we think of the world, what meaning we give to every little event that happens in life. Even if another person went through the exact same life as you, it would still all seem different because each person’s perception of what happened is going to be different. Our values and our morals change and each hold a different significance to individuals. That in itself should be enough for you not to judge another person.

In this world, we are too quick to think that we know what the other person is going through. We like to believe we can relate to that person or somehow our pain is worse than theirs, but in reality we have no way of knowing. We have no way of comparing. Why must we compare?

Sometimes people think that all they want is to be understood, but eventually we all find comfort. I don’t think this comfort comes from someone understanding, but it comes from the support that we feel from one another. I don’t care how many times a person tries and tells me that they can relate to me or they know what I am going through because they don’t. They don’t know the pain I feel. They don’t know the happiness I feel. If people could feel the way I feel, I’d love that mainly because I’d like to think I am a really happy, go lucky person that doesn’t let a lot of stuff bother me so I’d love for people to feel that. Or because sometimes I find the craziest stuff funny or happiness in small moments that I probably created in my head anyways. The other day I walked to work and decided that I was going to tell as many people as possible good morning and by the third person I was laughing at myself because I was so happy. As I told people good morning they would smile and I just felt so happy because I was like oh look at me go, brightening up their day. They could have just been faking it though so then I started laughing because I realized that I was so focused on me and what I was doing when I think all that was happening was that I was so happy that I was going out of my comfort zone and talking to these random people. Perception.

Another thing I kind of have been driving myself crazy thinking about what people perceive of me. Not necessarily because I care what they think about me, but I do care if they have the wrong perception of me. You can not like me for who I am, but I don’t want anyone to not like me because of who they think I am. Think about how many perceptions there must be of you. There’s the work you, the chill you, the social you, the sports club you, the angry morning you, the I wanna be the kid you, I mean the list goes on and on. Now think about how many people actually witness you in multiple of those settings. How many people see you at work and see you at home? How many people see your competitive side and see you having fun at a bar? How many people only see you in a social setting, but never see a different side of you (I know that’s a lot of people for me)?

On the opposite end, how do you perceive people? Do you base your thoughts based on the only setting you see them in? You see a drunk person at the bar completely wasted, do you think they are irresponsible? You know that tight ass at work? Do you think they have no life and never laugh, living a completely boring, stuck up life. ((Talk about stereotypes, aye?)) I feel like this really isn’t leading down a good road, but my point is trying to expand your mind and think of people in multiple settings instead of the only setting you might see them in. If your curious, ask them about other aspects of their life, get to know them.

Familiarize yourself more with humans and less with technology. Interact people. Be diverse. Challenge, change, shape, explore. Don’t limit yourself. Who knows what reality really is, but the more we want to know, the closer we can get. Change your thinking, change your life. I’m seriously just trying to think of all kinds of little sayings now so I’d stop reading or continue… actually I'll just stop before I completely ruin this.

Just look at the world and people from all angles.

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