Everything is not as it appears to be.
- Proverb
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
- Oscar Wilde
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
- Ludwig Boerne
What if it were only an illusion?
Perhaps life is not as threatening as it appears.
Perhaps the greatest threat to our serenity
is our fear of the future -
our fear of the unknown.
Perhaps, as Franklin D. Roosevelt said,
"The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Today's image shows a Müller-Lyer perceived length optical illusion.
Further reading: Question Your Questions
When Life Looks Hopeless
Belief - Point-of-View
Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
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