4/11/05

How do we know what is? Our only frame of reference is what we observe. We see we feel, we live from the very moment of birth, we act as a computer module deigned to record experiences. We go through the first few years taking it all in. There are no prejudgments. There are no parameters as to what you can take in, what you "should" be seeing. All is fair game. So the super-computer in the mind records it (on a very large hard drive) and records it well. Smells and sounds and colors are recorded precisely. As we progress along the linger down the line of time, we experience more. And more. And more. Soon the very large hard drive is chock full of information. And you're only five years old.

Not to worry, the computer has plenty of room. Many sources create input. I consider input as anything percieved by the five senses. We all have different input during the time we create our "input archive retention center". We access the recorded input as memories. Memories are a playback of observed occurences.

Over time, we build up a very solid bank of memories. We all do this. No matter if the worries invoke positive reaction or not. You've got a memory bank. I've got a memory bank. So we are all coming from our OWN UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Perspective is the most important concept to remember when dealing with people. Everyone has an idea of how it should be. So by default, the only way you see the world is from your perspective. It's the easiest one. It's the default. No effort required to use this angle. The effort comes from trying to change my persective to look at myself istead of from myself.

That's where my other theme comes in: Duality. Duality is the cornerstone of everything. And now, I am watching prime examples of it these days. Good vs. evil and red vs. blue, ones and zeroes and yins and yangs. There's a right and a wrong, a man and a woman. There are protons and electrons and tates great, less filling.

It's all a big huge plate-spinning act and we are walking the fine line of life and death.

SO, with the absolute uncertainty of the universe, does your Range Rover mean anything to me?

Some people access memories, or past observed occurences, like they're tying their shoe. 1987? No problem, I know exactly what I did that year! Others have data flow problems.

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