WavyGee
2003-12-03 21:48:41 UTC
Let's talk about perception. Sometimes we perceive things a certain way,
and we probly think that's the way it is. Like, think of some thing.
Anything. Think of how you perceive it. Is that the way it really is? Or
is that the way we (you, really) perceive it? It might not be like that at
all. It might be totally different than the way we perceive it, but because
we are humans (humans are dumn) we think the way it is is the way it is
because that's the way we perceive it. Variables can effect (affect?) our
perception.
Take, for example, the place where I used to work. There's this big, HUGE
window in the mailroom that spans the entire wall. I remember going in that
room and it was always hot to me. The midday sun would shine in that big
window all day, (the sun coming through the window is what causes the
heat!), making it uncomfortable for me to go in there for extended amounts
of time (especially when I'm thirsty, or when I have to poop). I always
perceived this room as the "hot room."
Well, won time I was there at night. I just so happened to be in the
mailroom, just nosing around and going through other people's mail, and I
noticed how cold it was in there. The cold, night air "seeped" through the
big window all night making the room cold. Then it occurred to me: somewon
who works at night might perceive this room as the "cold room" whereas I
perceived it as the "hot room." I no longer work there, but I still always
think about how I wrongly perceived the room based on my own biased
assumptions. Just like all of YOU.
Well, I am really making you guys think today, aren't I? I hope this post
makes everywon think about the way we perceive things, and think that other
people might perceive the same thing differently. If we all think this way
we would all get along swimmingly from now on. I'm like a teacher, (or to
use the Indian term, "guru") and you all are my students. I hope you all
will look up to me as the greatest living mind who ever existed. Now if you
will excuse me, I have to go poop. I love you all.
Love,
Wavy G.
and we probly think that's the way it is. Like, think of some thing.
Anything. Think of how you perceive it. Is that the way it really is? Or
is that the way we (you, really) perceive it? It might not be like that at
all. It might be totally different than the way we perceive it, but because
we are humans (humans are dumn) we think the way it is is the way it is
because that's the way we perceive it. Variables can effect (affect?) our
perception.
Take, for example, the place where I used to work. There's this big, HUGE
window in the mailroom that spans the entire wall. I remember going in that
room and it was always hot to me. The midday sun would shine in that big
window all day, (the sun coming through the window is what causes the
heat!), making it uncomfortable for me to go in there for extended amounts
of time (especially when I'm thirsty, or when I have to poop). I always
perceived this room as the "hot room."
Well, won time I was there at night. I just so happened to be in the
mailroom, just nosing around and going through other people's mail, and I
noticed how cold it was in there. The cold, night air "seeped" through the
big window all night making the room cold. Then it occurred to me: somewon
who works at night might perceive this room as the "cold room" whereas I
perceived it as the "hot room." I no longer work there, but I still always
think about how I wrongly perceived the room based on my own biased
assumptions. Just like all of YOU.
Well, I am really making you guys think today, aren't I? I hope this post
makes everywon think about the way we perceive things, and think that other
people might perceive the same thing differently. If we all think this way
we would all get along swimmingly from now on. I'm like a teacher, (or to
use the Indian term, "guru") and you all are my students. I hope you all
will look up to me as the greatest living mind who ever existed. Now if you
will excuse me, I have to go poop. I love you all.
Love,
Wavy G.