The matter of truth and perception are two concepts in which the definition changes depending on the individual. In the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the author Stephen R. Covey speaks of an experience at the Harvard business School where and instructor demonstrated how two people can have a different outlook, yet both be right. Two variations of the same picture were given to two sides of the classroom and asked what was seen, both sides had different answers. The students argued and neither side could come to an agreement that both arguments were correct; except for a few students who tried to see the alternate perspective. What each individual saw was a perspective of the truth and because of that the opinion would not change.
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Everyone’s perspective is a representation of those values and which also changed the definition of truth as well as the quality of it. Quality of truth is determined on perspective in which it is seen because one must choose the degree of excellence it will be held art. For example, if someone were to apologize, was the apology sincere; that is all based off the quality in which one wants to set it at. Which as mentioned, is filtered through the beliefs one carries. This can all be connected to the Pygmalion effect, in which, if expectations high expectations are expected it is lead to an increase of performance value while on the other hand, the Golem effect, if low expectations are expected then a decrease in performance is to be expected. If one is to believe that the quality of someone’s truth is not valid it can lead to a decrease in sincerity in the future. As well as, if the quality of someone’s truth is believed to be genuine the degree of excellence can increase. Truth and perspective are Natural Laws of life that have helped shape each individual because it harmonizes with the existing beliefs and values each person carries. They don’t exist on their own because they are connected our inner voice which in affect changes as time passes for the reason that it is all seen through the eye of the
Everyone’s perspective is a representation of those values and which also changed the definition of truth as well as the quality of it. Quality of truth is determined on perspective in which it is seen because one must choose the degree of excellence it will be held art. For example, if someone were to apologize, was the apology sincere; that is all based off the quality in which one wants to set it at. Which as mentioned, is filtered through the beliefs one carries. This can all be connected to the Pygmalion effect, in which, if expectations high expectations are expected it is lead to an increase of performance value while on the other hand, the Golem effect, if low expectations are expected then a decrease in performance is to be expected. If one is to believe that the quality of someone’s truth is not valid it can lead to a decrease in sincerity in the future. As well as, if the quality of someone’s truth is believed to be genuine the degree of excellence can increase. Truth and perspective are Natural Laws of life that have helped shape each individual because it harmonizes with the existing beliefs and values each person carries. They don’t exist on their own because they are connected our inner voice which in affect changes as time passes for the reason that it is all seen through the eye of the