2006-11-30 10:44:27 · 3 answers · asked by trenchwatch 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
cup is half full.
cup is half empty.
keep it real.
2006-11-30 10:52:06 · answer #1 · answered by phantasmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people see poverty as the fault or weakness of the individual; others see it as a failure of society to provide for basic needs.
Some people experience great pleasure during Christmas; others suffer from depression.
Some people watch a drunk stagger along the street and see it as comedic; others see it as being sad.
Some people see test-taking as a challenge; others suffer from "test anxiety."
I could go on, but the bottom line to all examples is that perception is both selective and subjective.
2006-11-30 19:38:34 · answer #2 · answered by Goethe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I once asked a martial arts expert if he would use his martial arts on someone he caught raping a 2yr old child. He said " NO! "
He was an only child with no younger relatives.
I then asked him if he would use his arts if someone was raping his mother and as quick as a flash his whole face changed to horror, he said " I'd F*#k%*g kill him and if he touched my grandmother too !!!"
So I said to him " Your mum and grandma were 2yrs old once too"
Life experiences give us all a different way of seeing.
2006-12-01 07:00:07 · answer #3 · answered by tillermantony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋