The Illusions of Reality
The only thing in my life that I can be positive about is change. Everything changes, from the moment we’re born to the moment we die. Reality has many twist and turns, and our perception of reality is what shapes us to become who we are. Our life is spent on deciphering the difference between reality and not reality. This is hard to define because reality is unique to each individual.
Our environment and the people we are around shape our perception of what is real. Reality is our grip of what is true and false, right and wrong, what is real and what is not. So reality can be distorted by our belief in it. We can sincerely believe something is right, but be sincerely wrong.
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I got the worst spanking I have ever got in my life, but I really thought that my mom had abandoned me forever. I was terrifically frightened of being alone, and the thought of the people I loved and who took care of me leaving me was even scarier.
My parents had never threatened to leave me; they never abused me, so why did I not trust her enough to know that she would come back? My perception of the world at that moment was that I was deserted and lonely. My mother had influenced and shaped my reality into me believing she wouldn’t come back for me. That moment in my life showed my mother that I didn’t trust her, and that hurt her feelings. I couldn’t change the way I felt, so she had to accept that.
Reality is an idea. It is something that man invented like intelligence or love. Reality is our perception of where we are in our lives at that moment. That concludes that our perception of reality is subject to change, for our lives change. Some people like to take drugs to distort their experience of life. These drugs bring on a euphoric state of mind that most people believe is true reality. Many drugs are addicting, but that isn’t the reason why people take them. They are merely addicted to the effects drugs play on their brain. They get caught in a circle of depression, addiction, and drugs. These people create their own world through the physical and emotional
what we see or hear is genuine, because there are false teaching out there of what is really
In particular, I think the concept of "illusion" is causes some problems here. On one level, we think of illusion as the opposite of real. This is a trap. Yes, it is true that illusions are, by definition, not real. However from another, higher perspective, of course illusions are real. From a comprehensive perspective of everything, there is nothing that is not real and there is nothing that is not natural. I think that this is important enough to repeat:
As a child, you can be so traumatized that you will never recover. The trauma can be several different things. But parental failure, mistrust, and abuse are some of the most horrible things a child can be exposed to. Some children are never able to let their traumas go, so they can live on with their lives. And therefor it will keep hunting them for the rest of their existence. Questions like “Why didn’t my mother belief me?”, “Why my?” and a lot of similar questions will always be right there, right in the back of your head. Ready to strike when you least expect it, and in that way, strike the hardest. Exactly like in “Sticks and Stones” where Lewis is wondering what
In his book Future of an Illusion, Sigmund Freud utilizes his method of psychoanalysis on religion by comparing the relationship between human and religion to that of a child and his parents. Freud effectively demonstrates that religion is a product of the human mind. After exposing religion as a an illusion, Freud concludes that humanity will be better off when it has forgone religion. This paper will argue that Freud's assertion that religion is an illusion is correct because of it's blatantly traceable evolution through the history of the human civilization and psyche.
What is reality? The answer to that question can vary depending on the person asked. The phrase "perception is reality" means that the way someone interprets or understands something can affect the way they view the world as it really exists. The film Inception greatly proves this phrase to be true through its characters. The film is about a man and his team on a mission to implant an idea into a strangers mind while in a dream.
For this reason, we can say that our beliefs, character and situation are behind the thoughts that create our reality. French philosopher Henri Bergson used to say that “The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend”, hence: our perception of reality is greatly obscured by outside forces. Our interpretations of reality are extremely complex and subject to considerable molding from outside pressures such as feelings, added knowledge or every day conversations that shine.
How does one align perception so that it best matches reality, and why does one need to do so? Imagine a scenario where a customer confronts a retail worker. The customer wanted to return her bed set because it did not meet her expectations. However, per store policy, the employee is not to process this returns due to sanitary reasons. The customer refuses to accept defeat and continues to argue with the employee for what it seems like 2 hours. In the end, the worker concluded that the customer was an overall rude, stubborn, and disrespectful human being. However, that perception was far from reality since the customer was affected by her bipolar disorder. Normally, the customer is as sweet as can be. Perception, in this case, does not have the full context and is based on only a few factors.
Trusting men with my heart was no longer an alternative. Installed inside me was the dread of deserting. At the point when possible good examples were available or when father and child occasions would come up I would discover a reason not to run with good examples. That was one of my got to self-preservation instruments that I utilize not to give individuals a chance to draw near to me. On the off chance that they attempted; I would blame them for by one means or another selling out me with no proof of disloyalty. My self-protection instruments were to push individuals away and not confide in them with my heart. This one time, I sat on the back patio with my mom, it was a dazzling invigorating night, and a portion of the area children was getting fireflies as they lit up the night sky. I revealed to her how I felt about my father relinquishing us however above all how he forsook my two more younger siblings and I. I disclose to her that I felt that my dad was dismissing his obligations as a father and how much I thought that he was a quitter. I went on my tirade for no less than 45 minutes not knowing how much hurt and disdain I had developed for him within me; I was a ticking time bomb just waiting to implode. My mom just tunes in to me and enable me to continue venting until I was crying and asking God what did we do. What exacerbated
Perception is not reality for many reasons. We are living in a virtual reality age of time in our lives so if we know something you will believe what you know. I think because of all the technology that we can use like video editing you can make some that are fake and make it look like it is real. This trick us into believing things that are not real.
In the world we live in today, it is often hard to have the “perfect” personality. Nobody is perfect, and society is always telling us who we should be and how to act. In all reality, everyone is different, and people are perceived in many different ways by different people. I was once asked if I had to limit myself to five words that summed up my personality, what would they be? I believe that I am confident, determined, stubborn, responsible and sarcastic. The first four traits I have probably developed because of my participation in martial arts over nine years. I have developed the sense of knowing right and wrong, and I was always told to believe in myself and to never give up. I know when I want to achieve something, and even if I am
Perception is defined as how you look at others and the world around you. Being able to select, organize and intercept information starts the perceptual process. Perception affects the way people communicate with others. An individual’s pattern of thinking can affect their perception of others. Most people communicate best with people of similar cultures.
I define reality as truth and that everything can happen whether it is good or bad, every scenario that is running through our mind about problems in life can happen. For me reality can be a happy truth or a sad truth. Reality is what is happening in real life, the problems and hardships that we have to deal with. And the reality is, that reality is part of our daily life and as a Christian I believed that the problems
There are four different sources of knowledge: perception, introspection, reason and memory. All our knowledge roots from our perception. Perception is the way humans sense the world outside the body. We perceive through our five senses: see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. Humans gain knowledge through experiences and experience through perception. Usually we can trust our senses to perceive our surroundings effectively but there are times we misperceive. Illusions, hallucinations or impediments of the accurate flow of information to our senses are examples of misperceptions. For example if someone hits their head causing their vision to blur or impedes them from effectively processing what occurring around them, then they shouldn’t trust their senses. Another example would be an anxiety attack causing a signal of threat to the brain also preventing the person from correctly processing their surroundings. If nothing can prove we are misperceiving then we have good reason to be believe our senses.
Another illusion. Patently, we are gazing at miniature paintings of our lovers in a garden. Do they want me to give an illusionary act? Should I sit down and pretend to act?
Historically, humanity has been obsessed with discovering the nature of reality. Every person eventually develops their own worldview based on their beliefs, morals, and experiences. At one point in their lives, many people undergo a radical change in perception that forces them to change this view, eventually adopting a new perception of reality. Such a transformation occurs once one starts to question the fundamental nature of one’s own existence and that of the world around them. This realization begins with the disillusionment with one’s environment, continues with the questioning of one’s life’s worth, and concludes with the acceptance of a new worldview.