It’s all about the perspective

     

     Before I take you on a trip over my train of thoughts, let me start with the birth of this blog topic. While visiting a local arts festival in the city, I enjoyed the process of interpreting abstract arts and sharing it with my husband. As I toiled to push it into his technical head, I was wondering about the power of perception. Perspective, outlook, point of view or standpoint – each of these terms talk about the common aspect of ‘unique’ or ‘individualistic’ opinions. What may seem appropriate for me, may come across as an unacceptable aspect for you, giving way to differences in our views. Situations and circumstances are heavily influenced by this ‘perspective’ that impacts the dynamics of every single feature.

  Our point of view changes the overall feel of a situation. The ability to hold diverse opinions make us unique individuals of the society. Though divided by our varied vision over a situation, we are united under the roof of mankind. Nature, attitude, behavior and conduct govern this ‘perspective’, as we depict variation in our reaction. While one may look at failure as the final end to the journey, others may consider it as a practical lesson in the curriculum. Faith, belief and trust are some of the other aspects that influence this unique vision called ‘perception.’

  Judging someone on the basis of their ‘perspective’ is inappropriate by all means. Each one of us have the right to look at different things in a different way. As our life choices and decisions will impact our course of journey alone, we must respect this uniqueness in every way. How you look at your career, passion, hobby, life goals, religion, lifestyle, food habits and recreational ideas are your decisions alone, putting your life into a unique perspective.

  As long as you do not harm others with your selfish motives or force your views over someone else, you can enjoy the magic of ‘perception’. If you observe closely, unique perception is the root cause of development and progress. As each one of us contribute our bit to the society, we empower it with new ideas, newer projects, novel innovations and interesting discoveries.

     With an aim to reflect over ‘perspective’, I chose to answer some of the common questions that come to our minds. Feel free to answer them in your way, as we celebrate and appreciate the power of ‘standpoint’.

   If we all hold unique ‘perspective’ over common matters, what gives birth to these differences?

   Point of view speaks about our stand over certain issues. Our experiences and encounters shape the process of creating this perspective. Many a times, unless we experience certain matters personally, we may not be able to hold an opinion over it. This explains the power of ‘experience over the years’. As we gather memories and moments along the way, we create a stock of valuable factors for the future generation to follow. Enforcing our opinions over younger minds is incorrect, but sharing our beliefs with a view to present them with a complete picture is truly essential. By sharing our perspective over significant matters, we can guide them about our unique thoughts.

How does this perspective help us as individuals?

   Perspective builds a unique picture in our heads. As we decide what is essential, beneficial, desirable, useful and convenient for us, we pave way for our own success. We all are divided on the basis of our unique situation such as availability of resources, feasibility of options or possibility of a thought; giving rise to novel ideas. As free individuals in a free world, this unique perspective allows us to follow our dreams and make a name. If we refrain from our unique opinions, we may push ourselves towards disappointment and regret.

Can our perspective be ‘right’ or ‘wrong’?

   As long as our point of view does not harm the sentiments of others or points towards destructive actions, it cannot be labelled as right or wrong. How you choose to look at an aspect is purely your decision, making you an in-charge in every way. Whether this outlook harms or helps, succeeds or fails, brings a smile or forces tears, you have to face the situation yourself. Your decision of following a particular diet or lifestyle has nothing to do with the health of others, as your perspective is the ‘king’ here.

What are the most common examples of unique ‘perspectives’ that can relate to almost each one of us?

1.       About career: If all of us had an ‘unwelcoming’ perspective towards arts, who would entertain us with their mesmerizing voices, colorful pictures, engaging stories or realistic acting?

If all of us had a ‘mandatory’ perspective about engineering and medicine alone, who would handle our finances or manage our taxes?

2.       About faith: If we all had only one religion, god or belief, how would we celebrate different festivals and enjoy numerous holidays with their perks of delicacies, decorations, colors and happiness.

3.       About entertainment: If we all had a ‘welcoming’ perspective towards comedy or family-based genre alone, how would we introduce ourselves to superheroes or thriller based characters?

Perspective is all about our uniqueness of vision that puts everything into order. How you look at things is all that matters at the end of the day, after all our minds need some work too!