What makes an exerpeince "life-changing"? We have so many experiences on a daily basis, all of which help us to make decisions that affect the outcome of situations or our lives every minute. Why, then, is every decision not considered to be a life-changing one?
I think the descriptive words to use here shouldn't be "life-changing" but "perspective-changing." Think about this! Your life is always moving along at its own pace, you are making decisions, doing the things you like, avoiding what you dislike, talking to people, etc. All of these things are constantly different, except for one thing: your perspective. You are always looking at things through your own eyes, watching the world work through the lenses that formed on your mind from past experiences. It is only once you stop and look at the world with the knowledge and experiences of another person that you can see it from a different perspective. The so-called "life-changing" part of this is that once you can see your life from more than one persepctive, you can make your decisions based on more information than just the information in your own mind.
I learned a really neat perspective test last week that I would like to share with you. Point your index finger at the ceiling, with your arm extended straight up above your head, so you have to look up to see your hand. Yeah, I know you look a little silly, but just stay with me here! Move your finger around in a clockwise circle (as if you were pointing at the hands of a clock on the ceiling and following their motion). Now, while still moving your finger in a circular motion, slowly lower your hand down, in front of your face, in front of your shoulder, in front of your chest, until you can look down at your hand as it continues its circling. What do you see? Comment if you had a cool experience with this!
J.M. Hope
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