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THE PARADOXICAL AMBIGUITY OF PERCEIVING REALITY

He who confronts the paradoxical exposes himself to reality.
-- Friedrich Durrenmatt

Reality is the actuality of things, what is really happening, without interpretation. Perception is that interpretation of the experience.
Let’s say for example that the reality of things may be that you are in a room with people talking very loudly. But perhaps your perception may be that these people are obnoxious and rude. This would be your interpretation of the situation. And so such is the nature of our perception of reality.
Our perceptions also get us into trouble with each other, because each of our perceptions is different, and yet we believe they are the same. We often believe that others have the same view as we do. Then we base our reality on that idea, and get ourselves into predicaments. If we would only realize that we all have our different perceptions, and that reality is often something entirely different, we would not have so many conflicts.

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Posted by: Amy Hetzel

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