I love finding oxymorons around me, it prompts me to take a pause, iterate, and think about it. One such beautiful subject at matter is this phenomenon of perception.
Let's look at the dictionary definition for starters.
Pretty straight forward right. Perception helps us sense, feel and observe things around us. One of the most important things which makes us human and alive. We have the same nose, eyes and ears and perceive the air around us in a similar fashion but our perceptions are not the same. Again, the same thing which makes as human, all different in their own skin.
I feel that's the very essence of living in a world such, where one can see all shades of personalities, biases, opinions, and thoughts. These biases and opinions are a result of the worldview developed over the course of their experience. If you think about it all have the same faculty of mind but different stimuli they go through which also moulds their perceptions differently.
An interesting read along the same was how the brain is wired to think the perspective is always right. When an individual attacks your idea or perception, the brain tends to release a hormone, the same hormone which is released when you are in a physical fight. Hence, you try hard to defend yourself. Well this backfires thought because it leaves no room for sharing of thoughts, making us not so human. OXYMORON.
What works best for me to voice perceptions and have healthy discussions are: