Do You Believe that "Perception is Reality?"

Do you Believe that ‘Perception is Reality?’
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Do you Believe that ‘Perception is Reality?’
More than enough times, people have expressed a common phrase that perception is reality. Most of the time, these people want to emerge winners in an argument. However, perception is NOT reality. Perception is how people see, understand or interpret different things through common senses (Qiong, 2017). Perception is a mere impression from a person’s mind.
One of the greatest explanations as to why perception is not reality is because how people perceive different situations and other people is largely influenced by other factors. These factors include their life experiences, upbringing, and the morals and values instilled in them, especially at their tender age. These factors form the baseline for how people perceive other people and their actions. Therefo...