Perceptions

Does anyone else sometimes experience that strange feeling inside when everything suddenly shifts? When you realise what you thought about something or someone was wrong, biased, or only half the truth?

Today, I had that strange and familiar feeling during a walk I take everyday, shocked to find I had only just noticed this.

As I was sadly walking to school this morning, (May I take this opportunity to emphasize that it's the fact I was going to school that was upsetting, not the fact I was walking!) I noticed a small patch of grass behind a few hedges and trees where I had walked my dog the weekend prior.

It had been a sunny day, and as I watched my little puppy jump around in the grass, I took note of everything around me. It was like being in a picture; the sun made the grass appear emerald green, pouring through the bare trees creating webs of light among the grass; flowers vivid in colour were sprouting all around me; trees and hedges were blocking my view of the roads ahead, the roads there to remind me where I really was; birds singing in trees, hidden from view; I didn't want to leave, and neither did Taylor.

Today, as I walked past this what had been, a wonderful place, I found that instead of those lovely thoughts flooding back into my head once more, I was hit with the sudden thought of realisation. The morning was cold and dull; the grass was lifeless, I couldn't even see the bright purple crocuses I had once seen before; the trees that kept this place a secret were too bare, not even trying to hide the roads. That place had been just the same yesterday as it had been today; but to me, it felt like looking at two different worlds. The decieving sun had obscured my view of something ordinary and somewhat dull, transforming it into something beautiful.

I fear to say that a metaphoric sun has on more than one occasion, distorted my view on a number of different things; places, people, certain objects, cultures...
Half the time, once the sun has retreated behind the clouds, clearing my vision, I find that these changes in my views aren't always ones I enjoy. I expect for many of you the same thing has happened.

Sometimes they can push us away and put us off. Others may make us want to reflect upon ourselves and our morals, possibly triggering the need for a change. Some can completely destroy everything we believe in, including ourseleves.

The world we live in is real, whether we like it or not. As much fun as it is to lol in secret places and dreams, rich in colour and vibrancy, it will never last. This world is full of people, people with thoughts, people with opinions, people with dreams and desires. (May I also state that I have no intention of this post going against anyone.) Although vast amounts of us will share the same interests, thoughts, and dreams, they will always clash. That is why the world can not only be a place full of colour and life. It can also be a cruel world filled with violence and injustice.

We must come to understand that not everyone in this world will like us, will want to know us, regardless of whether we like them or not. There will be people who think the world of us, and people who couldn't care less about our existence.

We are complex beings, and for a world like this to keep working and growing in the way it does, you could say that a little of whatever we find negative, could actually be a good thing. So, next time something horrible turns your world upside down, take a moment to think why, and maybe even try to appreciate these changes we come across.

I would just like to say that I have tried to make this as unbiased as possible, and I apologise if there's anything here that isn't, possibly causing any readers distress.

Thank you! :)