Through The Looking Glass and Into The Cup

Ever wonder why you see the world one way and someone sees it a totally different way? Is it because your upbringing was different or that you’re just in a different mindset from everyone else? I don’t think so. I think we see things as we want to see them at all times based on the needs and wants of ourselves at that time. Take a field of grass and weeds for example. The farmer sees it as hay to sell or feed his livestock. A Gardner might see it as an over taken chance to place the garden of their dreams. A politicians "if it is in a city area" might think of it as an eye sore and a lot can be used for "development". An artist might find it as a chance to capture nature’s way of tasking back what rightfully belongs to it. An animal might find it a refuse and a place to call home. All this is seen in the way they want because it is what is needed at that time. People see other people the same way. One might look at a person they just meet and think that they are the one for them. That they were made for one another and they should stay with each other for ever. This can be carried over to people you call friends or allies at work or even business partners. We all make connections with people that we think we need in our clouded state of fulfilling those wants and needs when really anyone would have done to fill the gap that was. Bottem line is that you can’t let what you want or need be your eyes and ears. Train yourself to keep a “true vision” of what is around you and your ears free from your own “selective hearing” keep a clear head in your day to day and think about what is truly right, wrong and indifferent for you and yourself and ensure the choices you make today are not going to fade into the night tomorrow. Remember this life doesn’t come with refills and once that cup is full you are the one that has to drink out of it.