Perception, What do you See?

Life is an exciting process. Or it can be, depending on how you look at it. You see, perception is a faulty faculty. It always tells you the same thing, but it changes how you receive what you see. Some people call this a bias, or a subjective view. Everybody has one, it is impossible to maintain a completely objective view. Perceptions don't always have to be bad though. They can make you take life as a joy, or make you endure life as a burden. Everybody sees the same things, and there is only one Truth, but people perceive it in many different ways, creating the illusion of multiple truths.

So after establishing that everyone has a certain perception, then what does that mean. It means that people are going to see things differently, and it means that if you want to make a point, you have to portray it according to your listeners perceptions. See this is why you can't please everyone, because there is no way to present something that will satisfy all perceptions. This means that if you desire to make your view known, or convince someone of something, you have to understand how that person thinks in order to best portray your view. Perception is factor, and sometimes a problem, but it's there none the less and you have to take it into account.

So, the statement 'life is an exciting process', isn't necessarily true. Because the word 'exciting' is a subjective word, or a way of perceiving things. To be honest, I can't tell you any absolute Truth, because I have a subjective view of the world. I can only tell you what I believe is true, and convince you to see things my way. Also what this means though, is that you can't make a statement like, 'life has no meaning,' and subsequently declare it as a truth. Because that is a subjective view of how the speaker sees life. So if there is an absolute truth, doesn't that beg the question of what it is?

Now I'm a Christian, and I believe God is the source of Absolute Truth, and there are a few reasons for that. Because I believe the evidence for Christianity outweighs the evidence against it is definitely a factor in my belief, but it is far from the most prevalent. You see, I watch the lives of Christians, real Christians who follow God and are committed to the bible's teachings, and I see rich lives full joy of and happiness, suffering as well, but where there is suffering there is always faith, and when the suffering is over, there is always Victory in Christ. When I am told that believing in Christ makes for a dull, painful, joyless life, I can only shake my head in disbelief. Do not listen to what people tell you about those dull churchgoers, find a real Christian, and see for yourself.

-Joshua Shillingworth