Perception vs Reality
I've been pondering this question for the past few months. The difference between the two important words that we bandy around but don't always know the meaning of. Perception is such an individual thing isn't it? I might perceive a piece of fabric to be blue, others will perceive it to be green. We can both be right, and we can both argue, or we can both agree. The perception is very clearly within the eye of the beholder. The dictionary meaning gives two options. The ability to see, hear or perceive through the senses. The alternative meaning is the way in which something is interpreted. Art for example! "Stunningly beautiful!" to the first person, "What a pile of junk" to the second. Same piece of visual information, totally different perceptions. Reality is the actual, the middle ground. Nobody can deny the fabric is fabric, the label may state it is blue, or green, but the person who is viewing it may not see it that way. Art is art,