The Filter Is Strong With This One

So the other day I may have said some things that I may not have entirely felt. The other day for class we went to the Museum of Fine Arts and started discussing religious art. In my last blog post I stated that I did not enjoy the trip, nor did I see how it could have fit into class.

I was then pulled out of town due to a family event. Therefore I was unable to attend the next class, where we more than likely would have discussed the field trip. Being pulled away and surrounded by family did however allow me to do some thinking. After speaking with a very wise friend of mine, I have made a realization.

Emotions are nothing more than a result of the way we view the world. Secondly beliefs are nothing more than a filter through which we see the world. Therefore our beliefs directly effect our emotions. Many people move through the world with limiting and negative beliefs, which usually center around themselves. Instead I have been made aware that there is a different way of traveling through life. Now, instead of events and actions being negative and personal, I view them as positive and non-personal.

One such event that I can use to describe this new view of the world is this...... Imagine that you are driving down the road and someone cuts you off. Most people will begin to swear and possibly even flip them "the bird". These actions are due to the fact that that person probably thinks to themselves that they were cut off because the other person was an a-hole. Now instead what if the action was viewed in the other way. The person that sped out into traffic, may have been a pregnant women who needed to get the hospital, now it is no longer about you and in truth you did them a favor. Viewing the event this way is much more pleasurable and nice.

Therefore I am sorry for the comments and remarks that I made in my earlier post. I am now beginning to understand that art and technology go hand-in-hand, and that it did all start with religious art work. Therefore our field trip and discussion makes perfect sense.