Seeing is not always believing(眼见不一定为实)

As the saying goes,” Seeing is believing”. It means that what you hear about may be false, what you see is true. It is so natural that people rarely doubt it. But now it seems that many things lead us to further discussion on this matter.

Every morning, we see that the sun rises from the east and sets down

from the west, so people take it for granted that the sun moves around our earth. Actually, it’s our earth that moves around the sun.

When you watch the close-up magic performance, you may be amazed by what you have seen. When the train disappeared in front of your eyes, when the magician is cut in half by the electric saw,” Oh, my God! It’s impossible”. You may blurt out the words. Yeah, it is really happened under your very eyes. But you know that the train is still there and the magician is not hurt by the terrible machine.

The things we mentioned above are simple but worth thinking deeply about. We may be cheated by the surface of things. But do you know why?

I will analyze the reasons.

In the process of recognizing an object, there are many factors influencing our judgments. If you know little about physics, you will be confused by the wonderful sight of mirage. Only from a scientific point of view can we explain that it is a virtual image in the air because of the light refraction. Since our knowledge, ideation and ability are limited, we may misunderstand the essence of objects. A blind man who leans against

a wall imagines that it is the boundary of the world.

There is an old Chinese saying: Think twice before you do. I think it is also right that think twice before you judge. No matter how wise the man is, he always has his limitations. Therefore, it would be reasonable to change our modes of thinking, such as reverse thinking, transposition thinking. Besides, we need to improve our abilities, broaden our horizons and use our wisdom to solve problems. Moreover, patience is needed if we want to see through the appearance to perceive the essence.

So next time, when you see something strange, could you please extend your hands to touch it or use your head to think over it again and again, because seeing is not always believing.