PERCEPTION=REALITY

Some people say “seeing is believing”, but haven’t you ever wondered if this statement was true? Through all my research I have found out that what our eyes see, is true to our mind unless some other better reason appears. For example, if when I was a little girl I saw a shark devour a person or a fish in the water aggressively, my perception of sharks and the sea would be much more different as I grow older than if I wouldn’t have seen it and it would also be a different perception to what another girl who has been shown beautiful pink fishes with purple spots and other “magical” things. When our mind is taking things in like a sponge we keep those memories and thoughts and store them, when a similar case appears we remember that memory and on base of this we classify this object/event/animal/etc as something positive or negative. Usually phobias and fears (ex. of perception) are caused because of earlier negative experiences, like if I had a phobia with milk it’s because I probably drank spoiled milk once when I was a little girl. Finally I will talk about another difference of perception which is the difference between a middle-class kid and a low-class kid. A middle class kid might see food as something he/she has every day and might not see it as something big. On the other hand a low-class kid sees food as a trophy or a prize he should win and needs it and appreciates food much more that the middle or high-class kid.