Today İ found something that İ had long ago assumed İ had lost. İt amused me to find this thing as it was where it should have been and it must have been staring me in the face all this time. İ must admit that my belief that it was gone seems to have kept me from seeing it all along. İt was a reminder of how powerful belief is, how it can keep us from seeing what is right before our eyes and similarly, how it informs what we do see. This little experience made me wonder about how my beliefs affect my perceptions. İt seems that only when something unexpected comes along and rattles us a bit can we get a reminder that our beliefs are at best the map, not the territory. Plato's cave metaphor comes to mind. İ welcome learning of any similar experiences you have had along these lines. What was the last thing that made you question a belief?
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well, what was it that you found? (and yes, it does matter).
ReplyDeleteA mailbox I thought I wasn't granted, stuffed with mail that I thought I wasn't receiving.
ReplyDeleteI think you designed a great costume for carrying the Indian blood.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!