Perception is such an interesting thing.
I love how in class we talked about how we cannot "get" others to see the world as WE view it. It just isnt possible. We all have different experiences and will not ever be able to force someone to think the way that we do. I find that in life we really do tend to think that the others around us really are just actors in our movies, when in reality if you look at their lives, WE are the actors in their real life story.
The other day I had a friend from work pass away. Work was very somber that day. It was intersting because everyone had a different perception of what had occured. It was a young man with a yung wife, they were extremely happy together.. But for some reason Heavenly Father needed his son home.
at work some people are not religious, and their thoughts were more negative. Sme found him lucky to be going to what we as Mormons know as home.. Others thought of their families and what that would be like if that were them. For me it made me want to let the people around me know that I was indeed so grateful for them. I called my mom up and tearfully told her I loved her.
It's these types of experiences that cause our perception of this world to change and morph, sometimes into a thing that is good... And other times a thing that is unfair and can cause great sorrow..
more food for thought I suppose.
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Oh, I am sorry about your friend. What a hard thing. Experiences have such an impact on our lives, don't they!? And more than anything, the people you choose to have in your life makes your perceptions so much more...refined.
ReplyDeleteI like how you used the word refined, that's really what it is... moving us to be something better. And such joy that brings, even if a little pain comes first eh?
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