I believe we each perceive things differently, and the combination of all our perceptions creates how we view the world, creates our reality.

I'm not going to pretend to know what reality is, but I know what I think it is, and what I think it should be. Reality should be what each and every one of us wants it to be. There should be no duplicate realities, just like there are no two snowflakes the same. What my reality is should never be the same as what your reality is. For each person has different, albeit special, beliefs. And these beliefs should be what, over the years, shape our reality to what it is. Not what somebody else says is going on, not what everyone else is doing, but what our heart says is real. It should not make a difference in my reality that some guy is running down the street naked. For that one man running down the street will never be able to do anything good for me, or bad against me. Even if a car hits that man my life should not change in anyway. What

The transition from 6th to 7th grade was particularly hurtful to my reality. I wasn't the big guy in the school anymore. There were older people acting like I was when I was the "King of the Hill", so to speak. When I got to my senior year it (my reality) took another course. All of a sudden, my classes weren't so easy anymore, and I wasn't able to breeze through them like before. Teachers were preparing my fellow classmates and I for college, and they started grading a little tougher, as college professors would.

Also, in my opinion, our reality changes as we grow. When we are first born the trees and clouds outside are not part of our reality, because we haven't even seen them yet. And, when Aunt Pete and Uncle Bob first come to visit, they will just be two loving relatives. The nature of the relationship will not even matter until knowledge on the subject edges into the mind.

I see reality in this light because; I find it hard to believe that I have the same reality as the serial killer down the street. Wh

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