Perspective is Reality !

The way you see the world has an enormous impact on your existence.

Your perspective (the way you see the world) shapes your reality. Whether you realize it or not, your unique point-of-view influences your life and the world around you. But how (and why?) does this happen?

Our Perspectives give life to things

Experience 

Your past is possibly the most important part of what creates your perspective; the things you experience, your upbringing, your personal story. The past allows your brain to create expectations. Thus, your perspective of the world around you adapts to these ideas. You begin to see the world as you expect it to be, not as it really is.

Environment 

The physical environment you live in can have a dramatic impact on how you see the world. Cultural differences , religion, politics and routine all influence your perspective. Your day-to-day surroundings create the vast majority of your physical “reality”. Your world is fundamentally shaped by your environment. Thus, your point of view is shifted.

Knowledge

The things you know, along with the things you don’t know, will inevitably influence your view of the world. Generally speaking, education widens perspective because it opens the mind to different ways of thinking. Knowledge broadens awareness. And awareness is the foundation of perspective. Limited knowledge will restrain your view. Again, you will see things as you understand them to be, however limited that understanding is. The more you know, the more you understand. However, as you learn more you also begin to question more. You realize that there is so much you don’t know. Therefore, your perspective shifts to one of curiosity and wonder.

All of these things shape your point-of-view in one way or another. As a human being, you are unique and your understanding of the world is like no one else’s. Your actions, your beliefs, and your reality are a culmination of everything 

Learn how to evaluate your unique point-of-view and the effect it has on how you live your life.

Perspective is in the eye of the beholder

Are we forgetting to Live the Moments ?

Visualize yourself being at a family function where your relatives and friends have all come together after a long time and maybe you might not meet them again anytime soon ; Or you are watching a cricket match live at stadium ; Or maybe you are just sitting around with your family at home playing cards in a calm evening ; or your are watching your brother's / sister's children play around.

What are you doing in all those situations ? Well its not hard to think a lot !! Like most people today, you are probably recording it with your smart phone or digital camera, or camcorder etc. You will also be sharing the moment with others across the web via websites like picasaweb, flickr and update your social networking sites like Facebook, Friendfeed, Twitter or Myspace or Orkut etc.

Lets say you are attending a friend/brother/sister wedding. Invariably everyone of us click a photo in mobile phones that have the camera and you will also find umpteen number of people with digital cameras or camcorders around too. Well, I had been to so many functions in the recent that I was definitely doing this all the time out of habit. :-)

Isn't it really great that without all this technology we would have had to remember every experience of our lives. Because of these gadgets, we can now share with anyone whatever we like instantly and keep them forever in media which can be stored for ages together to know about us and everyone around us. Tell anyone about the experience too.

Wait a second ! Did you notice what just happened ? Just contemplate about our lives in those moments, at the end of all of it we were just wasting all the time documenting and recording these moments and are infact forgetting to live that moment right there ! Yes, you are present there physically but, are you really present completely ? Did you live that moment ?

As this habit continues, we may be forgetting moments at least...how to actually live. And it is high time that all of us realize whether we like it or not sometimes we need to disconnect, put the camera / handycam down, and enjoy the moment for once.

Just think about it, your son is tying wedding knot..... or your child is taking the first steps..... or your mother is enjoying an icecream..... your father is having fun in the rollercoaster..... you record it at that instant watching the moment through a camera viewfinder rather than with your own eyes. Have you really seen it ? enjoyed the moment by yourself and with them ?

I felt its time to hold ourselves in this digital age and tell ourselves that "I will put my camera away sometimes, no matter how badly I want to record something, so I can live in the moment as it happens". Atleast I will never regret those times... because I am there in total from my heart and soul. Ofcourse it's easier said than done. But let us all try it !

"You may not have proof of everything you experienced in your amazing life, but that life might be a more fulfilling one in the end. You don't need to prove anything" Do you.......... ????