On Perception

Perception is a funny thing it gets me to do a load of stuff. It may sound ominous 'coz again perception has a bad rap. But it in turn allows you to be free to do things which in normal circumstances, rather, realistic circumstances does not allow you to do...

For example the doctor told me to keep my drinking to a bare minimum due to diabetes. I was like okay, sounds good. This was Monday, by the time Friday popped, okay became 'what the hell' one drink won't make a difference. I checked the internet for company. Found a few articles which supported my notion. Perception turns to small reality as you get a supporters along the way. But still the rational mind kept popping up, what are you doing, take care, these things will bust your can, take care. Okay accepted, I take a little step backwards. I say lets spend some money, buy some Kentucky brew, Jack Daniels, to be exact the cost here in India is a little over the top. That helps. I am drinking now and I am fine, the liquor succors me. I know why, my perception helps... the cost of the liquor assuages my rational that it wont affect my liver or my diabetes, because it is good liquor, The mind simply ignores the fact that wherever it is brewed in whatever way whiskey is whiskey, it is going to affect my liver and my diabetes. But mind over matter, my perception is extremely strong since the money takes over where rationale stops.

A lot of the stuff we do is such, this above is a very small example. We look for reasons, we look for support and in a billion odd population, hell, I am gonna get support at all times, because there sure shall be a nincompoop like me someplace everywhere who believes my kind of truth. That is what makes life so beautiful. Perception may have a bad rap and shall continue to do so till the end of time, but perception helps in faith, in hope, in mirth, goddamn it in every possible way. 

I heard a friend of mine has a colleague at his workplace, who always believes that he is right. Because of this he is continuously tearing apart the system, the attrition levels there are at a record high, nobody can stand this adamant soul. But the adamant soul is thinking well this is the way it is and it is right, let the world say otherwise, I know my shit, I know what I am doing. What a brilliant perception, dumb for the whole world, but for him the fool at his woeful brink he survives and thrives on this.....

Let us continue living..perceiving....