Really, you can't see that? Are you blind?
Scott Gibbs
Executive Coach | Vistage Chair | Business Wingman | High-Performance Coach | Mental Fitness Coach | Mindset Coach
Awareness. Focus. Intention.
Do you see the hidden tiger? No? Why not? It's always been there? How can you not see it? Are you stupid? Are you blind?
Do you see the obvious arrow in the FedEx logo? Is today the first day you've seen it? When was the first day that you saw it? Did you feel stupid? Were you stupid? Were you blind?
Do you see the old woman? Do you see the young woman? Seriously, you can't see both? Are you stupid? Are you blind?
Look at the guy on the left getting ready to stab the guy on the right! Oh wait, maybe I am not being told the whole story or maybe I am not being shown the full picture. Damn.
So what is the answer....in the first three examples....do you see what I clearly see? If not, should I be judging you because you are less aware than me?
Now that I've brought the truth of those 3 photos into your awareness, will you judge others for being stupid and blind to the reality that you are now aware of?
Many Trumpers think all Biden followers are sheep.
Many Biden supporters think all Trumpers are racists.
With 100% certainty, neither of those statements are true. But that is what we've been LEAD to generalize.
Who benefits from creating those false narratives? Who controls the process that controls those false narratives?
I don't think you're stupid if you don't know what I know just because my life experiences are different than yours.
I don't think you are stupid because you didn't see the words "The Hidden Tiger" printed on the tiger's skin until today.
I don't think you are stupid if you didn't see the arrow in the FedEx logo until today.
I don't think you are stupid if you didn't see the beautiful woman and the old woman in the same picture until today.
I don't think your stupid if you didn't see the way the photographer manipulated the view of the events unfolding to suit his desire to show one bad actor and not the other bad actor.
That being said, I may become a bit frustrated tomorrow if I ask you to show me The Hidden Tiger, the old and beautiful women, the arrow in the logo and the 2 perspectives of an event as it unfolds and you choose to ignore that those truths.
I may become frustrated if you choose not to acknowledge that those truths were always there and the only thing that changed was you and your awareness.
The only thing that changed was your ability to take a step back, have someone intentionally change your awareness and your focus.
The good new is this....you can intentionally improve your awareness so that you can make better life decisions.
Now that you have this new awareness...what will you choose to do with it?
Will you choose to beat somebody up because they are not as evolved as you are?
Will you choose to judge them as stupid and/or blind to what is so obvious to you today but wasn't obvious to you yesterday?
Or...will you choose to take this lesson and apply it to your life experiences and pay it forward to help others apply it to their life experiences?
There are people that believe that America is forever doomed now...all they choose to see is the ugly woman.
There are people that believe America has been saved now...all they choose to see is the beautiful woman.
Both are probably true. Both are probably not true. Depends on how each person measures success and how each person prioritizes their values and beliefs.
The only thing that is 100% certain, your perception and emotions attached to yesterday's inauguration is based solely on your belief about future events.....and that is a narrative that you can control.
The future is not yet written....therefore, whatever you choose to believe right here and right now will create your emotions, which will drive your actions, which will drive your outcomes.
Good luck.
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4 å¹´I like the ideas behind this. Though one thing bothered me, saying how “not all Trump supporters are racistâ€. While that may be true, you can’t support an oppressor (Trump) without also being the oppressor at the same time.
Senior Account Executive (Manufacturing) at Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company
4 å¹´Great points! I didn't see the hidden tiger until it was pointed out. :-)