When I’m outside and have nothing to do, I like to look to
the sky and watch the clouds. As I do, I see all manner of things, Sausage dogs,
Dragons and Dinosaurs riding motorbikes all included. Of course I don’t really
see these things, I see the clouds which I am able to imagine resembling these
things. The human mind is incredible in its creative ability to imagine all
sorts of things and to see very plane ordinary things and to imagine them to be
something unbelievable and out of this world. It’s not just clouds, its soapy
dishwater, patterned carpets and even pancakes. No matter what the canvas
though, I am always fully aware that these are mere likenesses not reality.
Yesterday however, as I watched Casper the friendly ghost
being chased by a confused narwhal holding a hair drier, I realised something. Sometimes,
when I see people, or when I see events unfolding in life, I use my ever so
creative mind to fill in the blanks, to create the information I don’t have to
help me better understand what is going on. Now there is nothing wrong with
this in itself, when done well it helps me engage more fully with what is going
around me and makes me better equipped to help with the possible things that
may be going on. But then, unlike the clouds or the soapy dishwater, I forget
that this information is a creation of my own mind, a probable deviant from
reality. And so my perception of what is before me becomes warped. Instead of
reserving judgement and remaining open minded, I too quickly judge by appearances
and jump to conclusions. I’m sure that’s it not just me, at least I hope it’s
not, but either way, whilst it’s okay to form first impressions, I’ll try to
remember that they are just Dinosaurs riding motorbikes.
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