Last week, I came across two shocking incidents involving people I know very well, or so I thought..All of us almost always tend to form an opinion,a judgment about everyone around us..without a conscious effort, by means of interactions and seeing their behaviors.. It becomes more so when one interacts closely with a person and stays in touch on a regular basis, all known to's- friends, family, colleagues,peers... But what happens if suddenly one fine day, you stumble upon something that makes you realise that your view of that person was, indeed, a perception! You unearth something so startling, that you start to question your understanding of that person.. and wonder how wrong one's judgement can be...All the people we know, do we really know them? Truth really is, stranger than fiction!
How well entrenched we are in our daily schedules and how deeply we take people around us for granted..If one day, you suddenly realise that probably it is the last time you are seeing that person..how would you feel? you go wordless..You realise, despite knowing somewhere that nothing really is constant, we assume it all to be as it is..that our routine would continue always...
People generally are resistant to change.. there are also some who constantly seek change ,who don't want to be in a comfort zone... ready to leave it all and explore new horizons..We all know couple of both kinds. I guess the apprehension to change is due to uncertainity of what lies ahead.. It might be better than the present or worse...Standing at one such crossroad, would like to believe this:
While it is true that, " You don't realise the value of something, untill it is lost...."
It is also true: " you don't know what you have been missing, until it arrives!"
1 comments:
Appearances can be decieving. True. Our perception of things is just one part of the whole picture. As well.
The only solution I have found for myself to stay away from discomforts of mis-perceptions is to not be judgemental at all. It is difficult when people in question are your near/dear ones, but by not being judgemental, by accepting that not everything is black and white - by accepting the gray zone, you increase your propensity to not be misled and disappointed by perceptions and expectations.
Very well said, we indeed dont realise what we were missing all along, until it has arrived. God Bless.
Happy Diwali.
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