We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.
O'Reilly Media • Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello (1990) Paperback
Humans are meaning-making creatures. We live with biases that look real to us and cause us to make meaning, and we have brains that look for patterns, which is why you might see Jesus on a slice of toast.
Elaine Hilides • Stop Making Meaning Matter
“We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.”
Anaïs Nin is famously quoted as saying, “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” That is, the truth is not as objective as we would like to believe. The truth is culturally mediated and socially negotiated and constructed based on our communal view of reality—our beliefs.
Marcus Collins • For the Culture
See things not as they are, but as you see them.
Robert Henri • The Art Spirit
most people do not see things as they are, they see things as they are!