The last Blog was something I could've put in the About Me section but I thought it would work better in a Blog because it had to do with the view that people have. I'll try to come up with more interresting topics to blog about (still getting used to the Virtual part of interraction).
Perception is individual, everyone has a different way of viewing things. Colored by experience, preference, time and situation, one concrete fact takes on a multitude of stories. Perception can be fooled, it can be shaped, it can be bent to a person's will. When one looks in a mirror, one sees what light is reflected off objects that reflect off the mirror. One perceives what one sees shaped by their experiences and we form opinions. Some things are like...
"Am I gaining weight?"
"My nose could be smaller..."
"Who's that sexy beast looking at me?"
"Is that spot on my butt getting bigger?"
You get the idea. From sources such as TV, Radio, Magazines, the Internet, whathaveyou, others try to tell us what is gospel. This colors our way of doing things and how we adjust and deal with our day to day things.
What I am saying is that a mirror is totally honest, due to its nature it can only tell you what's there. A mirror with a crack is even more so, it causes you to notice the imperfection in the mirror before you even get to what's inside it. That pause gives you time to adjust to what's reflected. An Image is just an Image, the substance always takes a little work to get at. Sometimes it's bad as it comes, but sometimes it can be the best thing.
At first stab, a picture can only tell you so much, but pictures of things that make an impact on a person can tell you more about a person's essence. What they like, what they hate, what makes them happy or sad is the substance behind the reflection.
On Fubar that is a lesson that many should take to heart. It's a lesson I had learned at a very young age and still carry with me today.
From the Shadows...
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