(Dis)Illusioned

Hey, it's me again updating my blog. (finally!) Now don't give me that disapproving look if you feel I don't update my blog more often. Being a medical student, you should be grateful that at least I take some of my precious time to keep this page alive! (hey, I update more often than most of my meddy peers yo! That's a known, well-established fact! :P) Been really busy lately, studyin for my mid-sem exams which is juz around the corner. Yes, in less than 2 weeks (see my countdown for more info), the Year Ones will be sitting for yet another exam. *Sighs*

Anyways...

According to the glossary of psychiatric terms in my medical syllabus, the word illusion refers to a specific form of sensory distortion. It describes a misinterpretation of a true sensation. Illusions may occur with more of the human senses than vision, but visual (optical) illusions are the most well known and understood. The emphasis on visual illusions occur because vision often dominates the other senses. For your viewing pleasure, I've incorporated a bunch of them below (compliments of Jacelyn! =D):

11 ships OR 3 ships + 8 arches?

Do you see faces OR all houses?

How many horses in this picture? Should find 7!

People OR faces?

A picture puzzle!

People OR flowing water?

See more than one deer?

Look at the middle column. Where does it end?

Do you see 4 people?

What do you see here? Do you see the word 'LIFT'?? Or, a bunch of black splotches?

GIRLS ARE ABLE TO SPOT THE WORD 'LIFT' EASILY; MEN FIND IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE WORD 'LIFT'!

Sometimes in real life, we too can see things from a distorted or biased point of view... things are not always what they seem. The events that happen around us, in our community, in the country, as well as globally, affect us in one way or another, whether we realise it or not. As I learnt previously in secondary school, the word "History" actually comes from the two words, "His story". Hence, a story or event retold by another takes into account that person's stand and beliefs about it, with no hint of subjectivity at its core.

We are made to think differently when 'disillusioned'. All sense of right and wrong is mindfully warped, critical reasoning affected and any abstract form of reasoning diminished. Perception... the key to which every action, word and thought is based upon. How you react to a situation is how you perceive it to be. For example, pain is something felt by the body, and it can be intense due to a dislocated shoulder or bone fracture, or as mild as what one might feel as a result of a needle prick or papercut. However no matter the intensity, for some, pain is all in the mind. They channel all the pain via other pathways and this could either be a good or bad thing.

Focus. Most of us need it. Some lack it. Others utilise it for more than one action a.k.a. multi-tasking. All of us need something to motivate us to focus on doing something worth doing. What's yours?

Think about it.

~Tim~