When you think of your perspective what is it that you think of? Well in searching for the best way to describe what a perspective really is I came across a blog post that almost put in on the spot.
Perspectives
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?', asked the father
The son answered:
'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them. '
The boys father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?
Jackie G - Poker Playing Patriot's http://www.sodahead.com/fun/what-is-your-perspective/blog-217465/ (viewed: 9/25/2010)
I want you to think on this because, our perspective is fundamental on how we observe, explain, and apply what we learn to our daily lives. So think over it and tell me what you think.
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Photo (top) edited from: http://itaysworld.com/blog/2008/03/09/optical-illusions-part-9-word-illusions-special/
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