What is the meaning of Perception???
* The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through senses
* Way we think about or understand someone or something
* Ability to understand or notice something easily
Let us understand how life changes by means of perception through a simple story-
One day a man was wandering around in jungles. While enjoying the beauty of nature, he suddenly noticed some tickling sound. On searching, he discovered that 3 workers are dismantling the small traditional temple for building a new one. The man went to 1st worker and asked-“What are you doing?” The irritated worker replied in a loud tone “Can’t you see, I am doing laborious and gruelling pathetic work of breaking the stones? Just go away and let me continue sweating by blood in this draining boredom.”
The man moved ahead and reached the 2nd worker and asked-“What are you doing?” The tired worker replied in a pity tone “What else we would do sir? We are born to do such arduous work and earn our daily bread to run our family; so doing the same without choice.” The man became little sad on hearing both the workers and understanding their situations emotionally.
Moving further he saw the 3rd worker. He asked him the same question expecting the same disappointment; but to his astonishment, the answer was completely unexpected. The 3rd worker replied “I am doing a historical work of building a residential place for my Almighty. I am the blessed one of thousands who is chosen for such a noble opportunity of creating shelter for one who gives shelter to all.”
On listening to 3rd worker, the man understood the biggest crux of happy life which is nothing but our own perception about our own life.
Some of us are like 1st worker who are frustrated with our lives and rather than looking out productive ways of coming out of problems, we tend to get more negative and frustrated. This creates anger which increases day by day and we end up living a horribly discouraged life!!!
Some of us are like 2nd worker who have accepted the life the way it is. Although dis-satisfactory but no aspirations and thereby no efforts to make it happy going. All fine to spend the whole life as a life waiting for end!!!
Very few of us are like 3rd worker who finds positivity in all the circumstances irrespective of being odd or even and this optimism keeps them happy going. They enjoy all that they do and lives life with a stint of satisfaction. These are the kinds that are always ready to welcome future with a smiling face and be firm in all the offbeat tracks of life too.
It all begins in mind. Our life is reflection of our mind. It is very rightly said-
“Life is based on perception; perception is based on opinion, opinion is based on thought, and thought comes from mind…So….
“Change your Mind; Change your Life…”
