We don't see things the way they are. We see things the way we are.
2006-10-26 16:57:14 · 7 answers · asked by Lady Mandeville 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It simply means that your judgement or previews of what you see is always reflective of your own experience, doings or encounters in life whether good or bad. Most often than not it is biased rather than objective. In order to attain an objective assesment you have to learn the skill to see the other side of the coin where focus of thinking process does not relates back to yourself. It is good to develop that skill because you understand and comprehend things, people and situation more positively with high degree of objectivity.
2006-10-26 17:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means that the way you see things isn't the way everyone else will. your view of things is based on past experiences. ex. if you saw a house burn down you might feel bad for the people who owned it but if you had a house burn down in the past then you would have a better understanding of what the people were going through. you would know that it was more than just a place to live that they lost but also a place that they had memories and could have been emotionally attached to.
2006-10-27 00:10:58 · answer #2 · answered by fruitylil'me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perspective... sometimes people have preconceived ideas and jump to conclusions. Its hard to really know how things actually are, its simpler to see things the way we perceive them to be.
“Humans have the ability to shift perspective. We can experience the world through our senses. Or we can remove ourselves from our senses and experience the world even less directly. We can think about our life, rather than thinking in our life.” John J. Emerick
“When you're in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to float above it, you still see the muck but you see it from a different perspective. And you see other things too. That's the consolation of philosophy.” David Cronenberg
2006-10-27 07:05:28 · answer #3 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that a person brings their own experience into play when they see something, an object for example like a box. I might look at the box and just see something made of cardboard. Bob might look at the box as an engineer and think of the complex machines involved in making it, Mary a mathematician might view it and think of it's dimensions and so on
2006-10-27 00:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by lifhapnz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That statement reflects the nature of most people.
Most people think "inside the box", and only see their world by how they live and cope with their personal problems.
I see things the way everyone else is living, so I can judge for myself how well I'm doing.
From all I can see, most people live their lives around credit cards.
If not for credit cards, they would starve.
Some day, the house of cards we build for ourselves could come crashing down.
Nobody can predict when that day will dawn.
2006-10-27 00:01:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that your views are dependant on you. We could see the same thing and see different things. For example I am a correctional officer. During training we were to shoot at certain times. In one example a man was beating a lady. Most ladies shot very quickly, most men didn't shoot at all--they said the lady probably deserved it. We were supposed to shoot.
2006-10-27 00:00:41 · answer #6 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody has their own interpretation of things depending on their views.
2006-10-27 00:01:36 · answer #7 · answered by Patricia S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋