Recognising the endless world of Perception.

I always tell my Mother that for me in life the most important thing to remember is 'Perception'. How we percieve things! And to always remember that no 2 people can have same perceptions.

And it is not easy for one to be aware of this fact at a subconcious level, it is only in later life that we hear the elderly saying- he thinks like that so.......!!! I dont know if this is a kind of reconcialation or what it is, but this I know, that it is an understanding that seeps nothing but wisdom into a person.

When I was in college, one thing I yearned for as I spoke to a confidant was 'understanding', I was so full of vigor that even the things that came out had no head or tail, so I wondered what I wanted. Did I only want a listener?

No, I wanted to be understood, and it is not something only I want, as I see people around me I see that this is what alot of people yearn for.

And in trying to be understood I realized that the first step is to understand.

This may seem very basic and simple but when one experiences it one realizes that it unleashes a power, power to control!
As I began to understand the psyche of others, I was able to put my feelings in a way that I knew they would understand, and that gave me a sense of satisfaction, knowing that what the pther person sees is what I want him/her to see.

Of course I am only begining to understand this, and I am sure there are people way ahead of me in understanding and mastering the skill, but none the less I put down my thoughts to crystallize them!