Looking at the busy world outside — shops, hospitals, markets — I pause and wonder… do my eyes truly see, or does my unde...
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| Looking at the busy world outside — shops, hospitals, markets — I pause and wonder… do my eyes truly see, or does my understanding decide what is real? Photo Courtesy: AI Generated Image |
👀 Do I Really See With My Eyes?
When I ask myself, “Do I really see with my eyes?” my honest answer is — No.
For many years, I believed that seeing is a simple physical act. I open my eyes, light enters, and the world appears before me. But when I started observing my own daily experiences carefully, I realized something deeper.
My eyes capture images. 📸
But real seeing happens in my mind.
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🥕 My Experience in the Vegetable Market
Whenever I go to the vegetable market, my eyes wander over countless vegetables — carrots, radishes, tomatoes, spinach, potatoes, and many more.
Everything looks fresh and colorful.
My eyes move like cameras, scanning stall after stall. But when I return home, I ask myself:
Do I remember every vegetable I saw?
No.
Even though my eyes passed over hundreds of items, I remember only what I intended to buy. If I went to buy potatoes and tomatoes, those are the ones that stay in my memory. The rest disappear.
This makes me realize something important:
My eyes may look at everything.
But my mind selects what to keep.
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🚶♂️ My Daily Walking Observation
Every day, while walking along the road in front of my house — whether I am going to the market, supermarket, vegetable market, or railway station road — I observe something interesting.
There are countless boards and advertisements everywhere:
🏥 Hospitals
🏬 Shops
🛒 Grocery stores
👕 Clothing stores
💻 Hardware & software shops
My eye-camera captures everything — names, timings, phone numbers, weekly holidays.
But later, I ask myself:
Why don’t I remember the hospital timings?
Why don’t I remember which day a shop is closed?
Why don’t I remember the phone numbers?
Even though my eyes clearly saw them.
I realize that I only remember the names. The smaller details fade away.
Just like modern technology edits photos by highlighting some parts and removing others, my mind edits reality.
My eyes capture the whole scene.
My mind keeps only selected parts.
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🔑 The Hidden Key Experience: Can I Trust My Eyes?
Whenever I go out with my family — for shopping or to a hotel — I hide the key to my safe carefully inside my house.
At that moment:
My eyes clearly see where I place it.
If there are cameras, they record the action perfectly.
But sometimes when I return home, I cannot immediately remember where I kept the key.
I stand there thinking.
I know I placed it safely.
My eyes saw it.
The camera recorded it.
Yet I cannot recall it instantly.
Why?
Because my eyes captured the image, but my awareness did not fully register its importance.
From this, I begin to question:
How much should I trust my eyes?
Seeing alone is not enough.
Awareness is necessary.
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🏠 Everyday Moments That Make Me Think
Apart from the market and the road, I notice this in many small daily situations inside my house.
Sometimes, I search for my spectacles while they are already lying on the table in front of me. My eyes pass over them, yet I say, “Where are my glasses?”
They were always there.
My eyes saw them.
But my mind did not recognize them immediately.
Sometimes I open the refrigerator and say, “There is nothing to eat,” even though it is full of food. I see everything, but because I am expecting something specific, my mind ignores the rest.
While reading a newspaper or book, my eyes move across every word. But after finishing the page, I sometimes realize I do not remember what I just read.
Even while watching television, I may look at the screen but think about something else entirely. The scenes pass before my eyes, yet I cannot recall the details.
These small daily experiences teach me something important:
Seeing is not automatic understanding.
Looking is not equal to awareness.
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🦉 Are Human Eyes Really That Powerful?
Sometimes I think about how human eyes compare with animals in nature.
🦉 An owl can see clearly in deep darkness.
🦅 A hawk or an eagle can fly high in the sky and still spot tiny prey on the ground.
But I cannot do that.
I cannot see clearly in darkness like an owl.
I cannot see tiny details from great heights like an eagle.
Human eyes are not that advanced physically.
Perhaps our strength is not in how far we can see — but in how deeply we can understand.
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📜 A Timeless Marathi Proverb
A powerful Marathi proverb often comes to my mind:
“दिसते तसे नसते, म्हणून जग फसते.”
This proverb reminds me that things are not always as they appear.
The saying “It is not what it seems, therefore the world deceives” warns me against forming quick conclusions based only on external appearances.
I cannot understand a person’s character just by looking.
I cannot judge quality by outer shine.
Skills, nature, and true qualities are understood only through experience.
If I get carried away by appearances, I may be misled. But when I pause and think about the whole picture, I can avoid deception.
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👁️ Looking Is Not the Same as Seeing
Looking is physical.
Seeing is meaningful.
I look at many things every day.
But I truly see only a few.
Real seeing requires awareness, reflection, and patience.
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🌿 A Deeper Thought About Eyes
I feel there is still so much to say about eyes.
We consider eyesight a great blessing. People who do not have physical sight are often looked down upon as blind or unlucky.
But I question this thinking.
Are they really less fortunate?
Or do they experience life in a deeper and more authentic way?
Perhaps their emotions, experiences, and inner world are more true, rich, and real than many of us who depend heavily on sight.
Because things are not always as they seem.
Maybe true vision does not begin with the eyes.
✨ It begins with awareness.
✨ It begins with understanding.
✨ It begins within.
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💭 Conclusion
Today, I feel that true vision is not about how clearly I can see — but how honestly I can understand.
The eyes may capture the world, but only awareness gives it meaning. When I depend only on appearance, I risk misunderstanding life. When I pause and look deeper, I discover truth.
Perhaps real sight begins the moment I stop trusting only what is visible… and start listening to what is felt within.
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