Multiplicity

As a photographer, I know that everything we see in nature can be seen from a multiplicity of angles.  Each angle can give the object observed a new perspective.  Sounds simple right?  Because it is.  

Every event that we experience we give it a meaning depending of where we are standing at that moment; We tend to believe that the meaning that we assign to the event is the only meaning there is.  At that moment,  it is very rare to stop and think and realize the many hundreds of choices we had at our disposal when we unconsciously made the decision to conclude that the event we just experienced could have only be experienced the way we did.   

Meaning is a very subjective experience, but we treat it as if it was the ultimate reality.  You just have to open your ears and listen not only to what you say, but what people say around you.  It is with our words that we create our lives.  

When we are describing how things are in our lives,  what we are essentially doing is giving it meaning and form.  We form our lives by the words that come out of our mouths.  Words are the finished product of feelings, and feelings are the finished product of thoughts, and those originate in our minds either by reflection of what we see around us,  or by will. 

When we feel what we speak,  we become like Gods,  bringing into our reality what we say.  How can a person that always declares that he will never  have a big house own one?  Or someone that is always heard saying that people are not trustworthy have really good friends?   If you don't like your reality,  realize that how you are describing it to you and your friends, no matter how real it feels to you,  is the reason it's part of your experience.  

There is a multiplicity of reasons why you are experiencing what you are experiencing right now, and many elements that are beyond the scope of this entry to talk about, including your ability to comprehend the fact that you are the only person responsible for everything that has happened in your life.  When you and I accept this,   we'll take the necessary steps that we need to make so that we live the live of joy, happiness and fulfilment we deserve.  

We have choices.  A girl that we care about rejects us, it is our choice to think "too bad,  I'll find another one, or 'oh my god,  I am ruined, I'll never find another like her every again'"  If you fall,  it is your choice to stand up and move, or stay on the ground."  You've heard of this, but have you heard of this:

When you feel you are the captain of your vessel,  of your soul, of your life, essentially, you are always responsible for everything that happens in your life.  You dont expect people to give you what you think you need, you ask for it, you make request.  Instead of getting mad for what a loved one said or did,  you communicate to that person how you feel  and asks him or her never to do it again.  Instead of waiting for opportunity to knock on your door,  you go out and find it.

One more thing,  before belittling other people or thinking you are someone superior to them,  just remember that it is only your opinion.   As it is your opinion the idea of not having choices, a good opportunity, or the posibility of achieving successs.  Change your mind,  change your life.  

Thanks for reading,

Hans.