Is This Reality?

So much about life is perception, yet I find that its treated as fact. What we believe we are seeing/experiencing/hearing is not always the case. In fact, I would say that reality is usually not what we are so sure it is.

News is often spun or written by biased parties, where is the truth? Much of what we regard as scientific "fact" is only the latest, best current understanding - likely to change as more information becomes available. I find that, as humans, we tend to be very sure we are right. Don't get me wrong, this confidence allows us to act, to plan, to trust our judgement, to achieve. But so often, when we really look at things deep down, we find that we were wrong a little or a lot in the assumptions we made, the reasons we had, or the results we .

On a more personal level, I am thinking of an arguement I've been in, that ended in a discussion and was worked out. In the processing of working it out, I am amazed at how many assumptions, beliefs, perceptions, (mis)understandings, and assumed intentions turn out to be wrong. In the heat of the moment, with emotion high, I know that I don't always see things clearly. Only when I slow down and truly communicate, do I stand a better chance of "being" real.