Time: Our most scare and Precious Resource

Time: Our most scarce and Precious Resource


Regarding the often talked about statement "Perception vs. Reality", it is my feeling that the two are NOT similar, nor related. Perception is not reality; reality...is reality.



We want others to accept us for who and what we are, but that takes time to learn, and with life being so rushed, don't count on it happening. Humans no longer seem to have "time" for much of anything, although, as if a paradox, they are always busy. But doing what? Are the many things we do in our mundane lives really necessary? Do these "have to's" make us feel happy and fulfilled?



Because of this, ppl speed by us, giving us an over all quick glance and generalization; sizing us up with lightening speed. In order to capture their attention to us, we have to find a way to make them become interested in us; to help manipulate their perceptions...and that, takes alot of work...and time.



Truth vs. Fact:

The screenwriter, Robert McKee wrote:

“What happens is fact, not truth. Truth is what we think about what happens.”

Facts are reality, the ways things are.

Truth is perception; the way our brains views things, like thoughts, feelings, ideas, conclusions.

We learn to view our "truths" as facts....but alas, this is incorrect.



Perception is an illusion that we try to understand or have an awareness about, and can be shaped by learning and memorizing. Does perception have more to do with "stimuli" than reality? I think it does. How so? Our senses play an important role in our perceptions of the world around us. It's primary purpose is to help us "guide" our actions, as what we "see" doesn't necessarily "teach" us anything.



If we have an experience that we don't consider favorable, then can we merely change our belief about it, as our reality is shaped by what we perceive. If we change the way we "look" at something (perception), perhaps the "reality" of that subject will change also.



In closing, I'd like to add that if this is something "do-able", why not try to take the time...that scarce little resource, to see what we are viewing as a negative, to view it as something we can identify with as a positive? If we can do this....it's a WIN/WIN..for everyone/everything, and life, would be so much nicer.