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Thursday, 12 December 2013

Perspectives on paradise...

Do we take a place for granted because we are exposed to it every day? Yes. But it is not as straightforward as a simple loss of appreciation; I believe that it is because our perspective shifts. 

As we adjust to a new place we become more comfortable and in doing so our initial observations of amazement soften. The crystal clear waters that filled us with astonishment become our daily surroundings, the star studded night sky, untainted with pollution is just the view through the window for a few seconds before we pull the curtains across and shut it out. We lose our initial gratitude for the place. It has not changed; it is just as beautiful as it seemed the first time that we saw it. We’ve changed, our perspective has shifted. 


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