Mood: Restless
Listening to: Dream A Little Dream Of Me by Diana Krall
Perspective
–noun
1. the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
2. immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.
3. the result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.
4. Psychology. a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME percepcioun (< OF percepcïon) < L perceptiōn- (s. of perceptiō) comprehension, lit., a taking in. See PERCEPT, -ION
So often we look but do not see…we hear but do not listen.
We perceive not with our hearts and minds but through our naked senses.
We trust not our own intellect and intuition but choose conformity to mainstream belief.
No one is to blame because this is human nature.
Some say the only remedy for this psychological conditioning is time. It is only through time that we would gain experience, wisdom, patience, open-mindedness and all the good qualities that come with these attributes.
However, without risking being hypocritical, as much as I would like to believe it’s true, to a certain extent I don’t.
Time doesn’t always make a person better. It can make a person worse.
There is no remedy for this shortcoming. The determination of whether or not we are afflicted with this deficiency is dependant upon our varying levels of affinity to perceive the world, in general, and the universe.
It is arguable that education, upbringing and, naturally, time have an influence on moulding our characterisation but ultimately it is the inner workings of the subconscious mind in filtering, absorbing and processing selective external philosophies, whether good or bad, that help design personal convictions and principles, the very basis of how we choose to live our lives.
To put it simply, the ability to achieve parallel perspectives and, as a result, formulate judgments or conclusions, cannot be taught or learned because it is an innate human faculty.
My argument is not that only a select group has this capability. I believe that all possess this inborn talent but not everyone has managed to harness this potential. The end result of all this is gaining multiple perspectives on a given situation without reverting to a singular viewpoint i.e. looking from the point of view of not only the storyteller and the audience but the story itself.
The next question is, once this potential has been realised, is it used for better or worse?
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On a lighter note, it has been a night of mixed fortunes for my futsal team.
We are sitting pretty at mid-table on 7th position out of a league of 16 teams, having played 8 matches so far.
I am proud to have helped the team win tonight by contributing a hat trick, my first ever in Brissie, ending my goalless drought of 10 months since I last scored back in Kuching.
On the other hand, I’d just like to give a shout out to me mate, Mick Eddy, our flawless goalie who dislocated his shoulder about 2 hours ago, having fallen awkwardly while trying to parry a point blank shot.
He saved the goal but not himself… That certainly put a perspective on things…
Get well, Mick. We’re all behind ya!
