To me, a definition of the phrase ‘red-tinted glasses’ is that our life is limited to our own individual thoughts and beliefs. The red glasses show that we only see the world in one light. Our own light. We basically see the world in our own perspective, depending on our own knowledge of the world and what we want to believe in. In other words, we choose how to see the world. We can see the world as a peace loving world or as a polluted piece of ****. The world is a different place to everyone. To expand on the meaning of ‘red tinted glasses’; imagine yourself putting on a pair of glasses. The world will instantly become different in one way or another. Things may seem bigger or smaller depending on the degree of the glasses. Already, this is someone else’s perspective of the world.
Everyone in the whole wide world has a different perspective from everyone else, each depending on the different cultures and religions. Our perspective is of our own choice. One person would think differently from another person simply because of the different backgrounds. When Sophie put the red glasses on, that was one perspective of the world.
‘Red tinted glasses’ are also referred to in reality but just in a different way. The saying, ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ is the same thing. For example, a person may seem boring and somewhat unpleasant, but if you get to know that person, s/he may seem very friendly and interesting. Therefore, this shows that you can’t just decide what something is just basing it on their appearance.
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Hi Kannis
Interesting response. You seem to begin by saying that all knowledge is subjective and end by talking of the need to not be deceived by appearances. If all knowledge is subjective as we all see the world through different 'lenses' or 'filters' does this mean God is simply what each person needs Him to be? He has no objective reality? Does this mean scientific 'proof' is merely subjective interpretation? I agree with you about the need to see beyond the cover of the book, to READ the text carefully, but even then, according to your opening comments, I will discover no truth, just a reflection of myself. Is that all our perceptions can really tell us? About ourselves?
M Turver
A great blog. I really agree that it depends on the person, and the degree of the glasses, that’s what really makes us all different. However, ‘we choose how to see the world’; what do you mean? Do you mean its our knowledge that’s affecting how we look at the world? Moreover, I totally agree that one should get to know something, before make judgements on it, and not make judgements just because you are wearing red glasses or something similar.
I truly agree with what you have written about the red tinted glasses. They are a limitation to our perception and how we view things.
I also agree with your example of not just judging a book, or even a person by just the way it looks. We should always try to view things differently, not only from our point of view.
A lovely blog Kannis and I do agree with you when you say the 'red-tinted glasses' is a limit to our own individual thought and beliefs. However, if we see the world in our own perspective, depending on our knowledge of the world and what we want to believe in, does it mean we can say things are the way it is as long as we believe in it? As Mr Turver said, can we say God is what every person wants Him to be?
I agree with you how everyone in the world has a different perspective from everyone else and our perspective is of our own choice and think differently from others. I like the examples you have given such as saying 'don't judge a book by its cover' as it is the same meaning where we think of what we see but really if we experienced it such as actaully reading the book, we might realise that it is very interesting and might think differently from what we percieve it to be. If we don't read it then we might never realise it and just stick to our views that it is not a good book.
I completely agree the point you said about our life is limited to our own individual thoughts and beliefs. We just see the world in our own perspective.
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