Perception is like painting a scenery - no matter how beautifully you paint, it will still be a painting of the scenery, not the scenery itself.
It is extraordinary how the human mind sees what it anticipates and is blind to anything that could not be dreamed of.
Amy Snow
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It is extraordinary how the human mind sees what it anticipates and is blind to anything that could not be dreamed of.
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