Shifts in perspective

It’s funny how your perspective is often so tied up with your capability. For example, five miles might seem like an objective measurement on the surface, but five miles to someone who has a car is not the same as five miles to someone who doesn’t have one. And five hundred bucks is a lot more to a minimum-wage employee than it is to a seven-figure CEO.

Makes me wonder how much of the human experience we actually do share, and how much we just think we share.

Even if we are all walking around with our own universes inside our heads, though, I’d rather keep believing that common threads bind us all together. It’s a saner view of life. And besides, I like connecting with people, sharing common opinions and experiences and preferences. Gives life some extra depth.

So, effectively, we’re all the same but all different. I love life’s paradoxes. :)

Paradigm shifts are wonderful tools to create harmony and enhance understanding. You mentioned how different a rich and a poor person view money. A fun way to gain a real understanding of this is to do a budget using percentages. Start by calculating what percentage of your total income you spend on housing, food, utilities, etc.then convert it to different income levels. All of a sudden, 50% of income for rent becomes outrageous to a rich man and the real amount that a poor man has for food becomes impossible to live on.

A nice idea — thanks for sharing.