Reality is just an illusion. Although a persistent one. -Albert Einstein.
Are the only things that can be considered real the things we touch? The things we can see and hold onto? Are feelings and thoughts real? Or are two dual realities real at the same time?
When European settlers first came to the Americas the Natives could not see the ships that they travelled on. They noticed strange clouds and that the ocean was making odd waves against the ships. The ships were not real to them though they existed visibly in this plane. In their realities ships like that did not exist until a medicine man was able to figure out what was making the strange waves and what carried the odd clouds. Reality did not change but the perception did. Is perception all that changes reality? Is something real if you feel it even if there is no way to prove it?
Just what is real? Are all things of faith real? Is there a way to be a real person? Is there a way to see reality in a totally unbiased fashion? Would you want to if you could? Is a color real even if you can not see it. There are studies that show that some people have an ability to see more colors than others because of the way that their eyes work. Are things only real to each person, so an experience that is real to one may not be something that the other would even realize. Is there anything other than a subjective reality?
If things are only real when they are experienced by someone then how do we effectively share what we consider to be real? How can we not have respect for the holy that others consider real? Things that are real to us should be treated with care and should be given proper attention in order to ensure that they are treasured and understood.
We have to be able to trust ourselves. We have to be able to determine in our hearts and minds what is real and what is not. And when we are faced with something that we believe is real, that which we can feel even if we can not prove, as long as we have the sense and decency to share but not shove that on to others than maybe the best thing we can do is to have a little faith in our hearts. If our perception of reality is what is real then what we can have in our lives can be more than just what we see.
Maybe the best we can do is just let it be, and accept the reality that we see. As well as being open to the reality that we have yet seen.
