I was just thinking about how intriguing it is to me that a person can so easily be swayed in his or her opinion by another's perception of something. For example, one day I may view someone quite favorably only to find out that someone close to me has been hurt by this person; all of a sudden, that individual -- having done nothing to me, personally, mind you -- is cast in a negative light. Does anyone else find this phenomenon interesting? Perhaps I'm just thinking too much (as I tend to do quite frequently).
Last night, I watched the movie
Vantage Point (which I recommend as a pretty sweet action, suspense film, by the way) and the different perspectives were really captivating. It makes you question what you know because no individual has the full picture, and only when you are placed in the audience with the omniscient point of view do you fully understand what has transpired.
This is true for me in a number of areas of my life, I believe. Obviously, I am limited in what I see and know as an individual who has much left to experience in life, but so often one person's opinion or point of view on a matter influences what I think about something. I wish that I knew a great deal more about so many things which would enable me to have stronger opinions on my own, but alas, I just don't know enough about so much.
Anyways, I'm not sure how connected and coherent those thoughts actually were, but I just felt like rambling a little bit to no one in particular. So, there's that.
Back to life away from the computer! :)
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