What is the True Difference Between Perception and Reality?
Lorelei F.
Pretend you are at a party and you see a handsome man. He is just the sort of man you like, so you want to go over. But at that precise moment he turns and looks at you with a clear "I'm not at all interested" look.
If you're like most people, you then made a beeline for the buffet and hung out there for the whole evening. You didn't mix, you didn't mingle. You just stood there feeling deflated, waiting for the evening to get done so you could go home and take off this dress- which was clearly a bad choice. Which was why he looked at you like that.
Now what you will never know is that Mr. handsome wasn't looking at you at all. He was in fact reacting to the sourness of the drink he had just taken a sip of. He was thinking he wanted to spit it out, but didn't want to offend the host.
His look of disdain was actually a reaction to his drink. He never even saw you until later, when he meandered over to the buffet and saw this vision in white. She was lovely, but she had an aloof look on her face. It was an above-it-all look. Still she was very appealing, in an odd sort of way. But he decided he was not up for the certain rejection, and walked away.
Now if we look, both of these people in this story are 100% sure that they know 'reality.' They are sure that they know the very thoughts in each others heads. And that is the difference between perception and reality. And because of their beliefs, which they take as real, these two potential soul mates never even meet.
And I would venture to say that this is how most of us do life. We go on our merry way, doing and not doing, based on what we think. And what we think is hugely colored by our judgments and assessment, beliefs and past. But we don't think it is colored. We think we are seeing the world how it really is.
But really we are missing opportunities left and right. And we don't even know it.
Stay tuned to my articles as we explore the difference between perception and reality, and how you can get power in your life by setting your limiting beliefs and assumptions aside. The question will constantly be, "Do I really know what I think I know?" It is an engaging question, and one that can intrigue us forever with endless possibilities.
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