August 11, 2010

What You See, What Is?


"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."

Anais Nin
20th century French author



. . . as we think, as we want them to be, most likely anyway but what they are.


How do you remove the "you" filter when trying to understand new things?


2 comments :

  1. Bill, this is an original quote from Talmud, which I believe to have a "prior art" qualification :).

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  2. All my searches cite Ms. Nin as the author. While none I saw said anything about where she came up with the thought, it is possible she studied the Talmud and was quoting from it. However I also did not find anything saying she did or even that she was Jewish (she was born in France to parents of Cuban, French, and Dutch ancestory.)

    Whatever the source, I like the thought.

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