A Rant of a Tired Man on Reality and Perception….Oh Joy….

The question of Perception Vs. Reality has been deep-rooted more than we may think to this modern way of thinking. It is an interesting thought of whether or not what we perceive is reality, and honestly I believe that it depends on the definition of reality. If you mean the truth of the world, all that is will be as it is and what not, then no. There are many times where we all will take a look at the same object, place, or ideal and have a different thought, belief, and view of these things. Sometimes our thoughts are on complete opposite poles, so to speak, of viewpoints. Regardless of where we stand in our views, it neither hinders nor helps, sustains nor changes the reality of the situation, nor of the meaning or existence of the thing we think or debate about. So in terms of a concrete, worldly truth, no.

However, in regards to reality as how it is to US, or a better definition would be how this certain object, truth, or ideal exists to us and maybe even certain proofs that can affect how we think and act, then yes. Basically, if we talk about personal reality, then yes perception is the only truth to that. What we perceive to be right, exist, or the meaning behind something will be, to our own individual lives, the right way to think. It doesn’t mean that it IS right, however to us at that time it is. For Example, look at different thoughts on the War right now. There are some who think that we are doing ultimate good both for ourselves and all the other countries affected by our influence, while there are still other people who believe that this War is a mistake and is doing nothing more than hindering peace and taking lives. No one knows for sure which one is right, we could all collectively, in fact, believe that it is inherently bad, however would not make it more or less true. However, to our own personal thought, we are right and that is the “reality,” of sorts.

The last question would then be, would personal reality really be considered Reality? That is a question that only yourself can answer, I feel. However, that just my reality of the situation!

You see what I did there, tied in personal reality to a pun? That’s right…I went there…