Meeting someone means embracing the inevitable falsification of our expectations. It is the act of stepping out of our echo chambers to hear voices that challenge our preconceptions. It is an invitation to unfamiliarity and uncertainty, a plunge into the unknown.
To love is to see ourselves through the eyes of another. We never truly see others; we see our reflection in them. Our perception is a mirror, reflecting not the reality of others but our own image, distorted and reshaped by our desires and fears.
The future is uncertain, yet we persist in our plans. The past, already fixed, often embarrasses us with its stark reality. The present lies suspended between the certainty of the past and the uncertainty of the future. When we are told to experience the moment, we find it difficult to grasp how one can fully do so. Enjoying the current moment implies a loss of both past and future, of the mind that has been shaped by them.
To truly see the present, we must achieve freedom from the past and the known. Yet, if there is no past, what remains in our mind to perceive? What we see is filtered through our memories and experiences. Meaning ceases to exist when the past is constrained by the immediacy of the present. Facts do not exist in isolation; they require interpretation, which is inevitably shaped by context.
Thus, perceiving the world is a dynamic activity, never static. Our understanding is constantly in flux, influenced by the interplay of past experiences and present perceptions. In this continual dance between the known and the unknown, we find the essence of our existence.
