Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Recently, I was in a heated argument with someone. Of course, I saw him as the problem. It always seems like “the other,” doesn’t it? But he said something to me that struck me, and opened my eyes. He said that the real problem is that I believed in what I thought. We believe our conclusions, but our conclusions are never solid – nothing is.
Do you believe what you think? Eyesight alone is a misperception. We think we’re seeing in a fluid, complete way; but we’re not. The brain cannot take in all of the bits of information that comes to it. What the brain cannot take in, it conjectures. Truth, from your perspective, is merely a supposition.
Human perception is a segment of a wheel, not the entire wheel. When you turn the wheel, one side goes down while the other goes up; however, your perspective is only from one side, and you may interpret the situation as “going down.” But oh how wrong you would be from totality’s perspective which sees all angles. From your viewpoint, you’re right, the wheel is going down; but from the side you cannot see, you’re wrong, it’s going up.
The wheel is tilting back and forth. When it seems like something’s “going downhill,” you’re not centered. On your side, you’re right; but take that as a signal that something is also wrong on the unseen side. Perception may be reality, but it’s not Reality (capital R). From where you are, you may think you have it all right, or all wrong. But right and wrong belong together. Don’t believe what you think. Your perspective is one sided, and you may only be seeing a tiny segment of a large wheel. You don’t have it “all” figured out. When things seem to be going downhill, remember there is an upside.