Perception is not as simple as it sounds - each and everyone is distinctly unique.
Perception is our interpretation of how things are. It is our view of what we see. Each will have different ways of seeing things. The essence of perception is encapsulated in the below story:
There once was a traveler who journeyed all over the globe in search of wisdom and enlightenment. In the midst of one village, he came upon a great deal of noise, dust, and commotion.
He approached the nearest laborer and asked, “Excuse me, I’m not from this village. May I ask what’s going on here?” The laborer replied curtly, “Can’t you see? I’m busting rocks.”
The traveler approached a second laborer doing the same thing and asked the same question. The second laborer replied, “Can’t you see? I’m earning a living to support my family.”
The traveler then approached a third laborer who was also breaking up rocks and posed the question a third time. With a broad smile and a gleam in his eye, the third laborer replied with great pride: “Can’t you see? I am building a cathedral.”
Three men.
Three different attitudes.
All doing the same job.
This story demonstrates the great value of seeing the bigger picture and learning to look beyond the obvious. How we perceive things impact the way we live our lives. :)
Perception is our interpretation of how things are. It is our view of what we see. Each will have different ways of seeing things. The essence of perception is encapsulated in the below story:
There once was a traveler who journeyed all over the globe in search of wisdom and enlightenment. In the midst of one village, he came upon a great deal of noise, dust, and commotion.
He approached the nearest laborer and asked, “Excuse me, I’m not from this village. May I ask what’s going on here?” The laborer replied curtly, “Can’t you see? I’m busting rocks.”
The traveler approached a second laborer doing the same thing and asked the same question. The second laborer replied, “Can’t you see? I’m earning a living to support my family.”
The traveler then approached a third laborer who was also breaking up rocks and posed the question a third time. With a broad smile and a gleam in his eye, the third laborer replied with great pride: “Can’t you see? I am building a cathedral.”
Three men.
Three different attitudes.
All doing the same job.
This story demonstrates the great value of seeing the bigger picture and learning to look beyond the obvious. How we perceive things impact the way we live our lives. :)
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