Everything is Realitive

Each of us has the perception of what life is. To some life is a battle to overcome challenges. For others life is full of pain and sorrow. Still others have in their hearts blackness. Perspective in itself is a self centered action that leads us to how we perceive the world around us. Everyone sees something different, and even those that see the same object will describe it differently.

Einstein made great discoveries in the world of physics by looking at things from different perspectives. He put himself on the wave of light. He put himself into different situations and then he took the two different perspectives and turned them into one reality. The question of who is moving, is it me or is it you, is based on perspective. In this way we each have our own reality. Each of us has a piece of the puzzle that is unique to our own situation, but nobody (in this life anyway) can see all the different perspectives and merge them into a single reality, which is the world as it really is.

I look at people differently now then I did a year ago. I look into the faces of strangers on the street and I notice the look of pain in their eyes. I see the little limp. I notice that the man in the elevator next to me has lateral collateral ligament instability just by watching the way he walks. I see the face of a child with puffy eyes and a runny nose and instantly think of mast cells degranulating due to antigens from the pollens in the air binding the IgE on their surfaces. My reality has changed due to what I have learned.

Each of us each day lives constantly in our own reality. Our perspectives change through our experiences. Sometimes we wish we could undo our past transgressions. A good old fashioned do over would be nice every once in a while. But these experiences are the very things that make us who we are. They sculpted us. We avoid tragedy by remembering our past failings, and sometimes we dig a pit and sit in it. In the pit our perspective is a narrowed.

I pray that we climb out of our pits of despair and stand tall with our mistakes and misgivings and all. Only by accepting defeat and moving on can we gain the greater victory. If you need help I will lend you a hand. After all I should be able to help, at least from my perspective.

Samuel Grindstaff