When you search the definition of the word “perception” on Google, the Oxford dictionary describes it as “a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression.”
Although we may have similar life experiences, no two humans will have the exact same perception of every single occurrence. The way the human brain processes information is also based on a personal frame of reference, which includes life experiences, environment, and mood, just to name a few.
I believe that perception is fascinating and important; there are many different types of perception, including theories on certain subgenres; take color perception, for example.
According to the trichromatic theory of color perception, humans have three cones in their eyes to receive color.
In an article written by Charlotte Nickerson and fact-checked by Saul Mcleod, Ph.D., “Trichromatic theory indicates that we can receive 3 types of colors (red, green, and blue) and that the cones vary the ratio of neural activity (Like a projection T.V.). The ratio of each color to the other then determines the exact color that we see.”
However, just because we can only perceive a limited amount of color does not mean that those are the only colors to exist.
For example, we will never experience “true yellow” since it would just be made of a bit of green and a bit of red on a color spectrum. This is simply what our eyes have trained us to see.
I bring up the amount of “true” colors we can see because of this point: just because you cannot currently perceive something, does not mean it does not exist.
You cannot always see what is good for you, so you may accept what is bad for you. Yes, your eyes and mind can play tricks on you, but they may also simply not have the capability of seeing what needs to be seen.
Your inability to see what is good for you does not mean hope is not real.
A quote circling the internet says it best: “You can romanticize me all you want, but the devil wrapped in silk is still the devil.”
Furthermore, just because something does not exist for you does not make it any less real.
There are colors we cannot see with human eyes, but why would that mean they are not real? Do not assume that nothing good will come to you just because you have not achieved it yet.
Do not accept what is unsuitable for you just because you cannot see if something better is coming.
You do not deserve negativity, but as the cliche saying goes, “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
Everyone forms their perceptions of life based on their personal experiences.
People may have similar experiences, but they will ultimately view life through their unique lens.
But if you only take one thing away from all that I have said, let it be this: you deserve healthy love, despite what your perception of life is showing you now.
You deserve to love yourself.
I am sorry that a cyclone of events in your life may have led you to believe otherwise, but do not believe the irrational accounts of the past.
There are aspects that cloud our judgment, but you need to try to perceive these accounts from multiple lenses so as not to get stuck as a static being in the past, unable to perceive the path to move forward.
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