When a person opens his mouth to describe what he sees or what he thinks he knows, he is, unknown to him, describing himself.
Well, does that mean there are no facts, only perceptions? Ask yourself this question: Did I create the universe? If I did not, could there possibly be a different interpretation of it?
If we interpret our lives and the world in which we live by our unique experiences, do we account for the possibility that someone sometime has had a different experience and therefore interprets the world differently than we do?
Do we interpret the world from its beginning, from the time of its original creation, or from our late point of view?
We can only perceive what is presently here. Would our perceptions change if we could see what was not here in the beginning?
Can we perceive correctly if we cannot see both the beginning and the end, or the consummate?
If we could see the world as its creator sees it, would we see it differently?
Well, perhaps there was no creator. The universe exists by happenstance and is completely indifferent. But, isn’t that a perception too? How do you know that perception is correct? You can’t. It is a matter of choice, and choice is a matter of faith.
So, what then shall we choose? What shall we have faith in? Shall we choose nothing, or something?
You cannot not choose! If you choose to not choose you have made a choice. The question then becomes, what is the consequence of my choice?
1 comment:
I think we probably all perceive things differently because of our own unique experiences - an excellent reason to follow the injunction "Judge not, that ye be not judged." And even though we can't perceive everything, I think we should try our best to try to gain an eternal perspective of our lives here. There will always be things we just won't understand here but with an eternal perspective we can accept that those things do have a reason and at some time and place we may understand. xoxoxo
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