It's all an illusion!

Have you ever thought about how what we see is not always what is actually there? Well, I have. Especially when I learnt about atoms and how light and sight works. In short, everything is built up of tiny little things that we can't see, and what we see is just the light's reaction with those tiny little things. (if you want this in song form, see here). The thing is, those tiny little things (aka atoms) are mostly made up of empty space! They aren't solid little balls, they're mostly empty space! So when you see and feel a table, you think it is solid, but most of it is just nothing! It sure blew my mind the first time I learnt about it, and it continues to blow my mind every so often.


But there are other illusions we meet in daily life. Take a look at the picture above.
What do you think it is? Don't peek, think first! OK, have you made up your mind? Keep it made up, because now I'm moving on to something else.

A very important illusion in our day is the illusion of happiness, or rather the illusion of what it takes to be happy. There are many such illusions, and I will name a few: you have to be pretty, thin, rich, famous, and sexy. These are all ideals which many aspire to, and many also feel that these ideals judge them. But these things are mostly what I just said: illusions. Especially the 'being thin' one. Pictures of people (especially girls) in adverts are very often manipulated to make them look slimmer than they really are, and often slimmer than what is normal and healthy. I don't know if this has been done to this one (see below), but it is an example of such an advert. (It is also the answer to my question earlier: the picture above is a close-up of this poster, so the poster is an illusion in itself. An illusion in an illusion...ooooh...) It is important to realise this, and it is important to care for our bodies in a healthy way. I still have some way to go on this, but my goal is to be healthy, not to be as thin as the girls in adverts. If you want to hear more on this subject, check out what Evanna Lynch (who plays Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films) wrote about it here.

I guess what I am trying to say is: don't believe everything that you see. Think for yourself, and don't let the media pump you full of lies about yourself and other people.

Books read: 10
Pages read: 3089

PS: Since no one commented on the issue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, I have decided to include it in the '30 books' challenge and the book and pages count. This will be the case for all re-readings in the future.