In a world of material things, our perception really is everything. The human brain uses a plethora of processes in order to "understand" our surroundings. Unfortunately, emotions tend to be a little more heavily weighted than other processes, and we tend to develop half-truths about the situations we experience. These thought processes lead to the development of opinions, and opinions generally lead to disagreements. As a result, our perception of the world is usually quite different than that of our friends and family. Our perception even changes as we grow older and more mature. The situations that we endured a decade ago are viewed from a completely different perspective now than when we were experiencing them. So....if perception is constantly changing, then does this mean that our perception of God is constantly changing? As we encounter Him in altogether new and different ways, do our opinions of Him change? Can this be considered as a form of spiritual growth? And is this what "The Cloud of Unknowing" is explaining when it asks us to look to God alone and not what we mean to get from Him? If this is so, then that can only mean that our perception is deceiving unless we look at life through God's eyes.
I commented on Tinsley's "Tomorrow is fresh, with no mistakes in it :)"
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