There is an interesting story in the Bible.
Mark 8:23-25
And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, "Do you see anything?" 24 And he looked up and said, "I see men, but they look like trees, walking." 25 Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
I find this story fascinating. First, Jesus spit on is eyes. Wow, why that? But that is not my point here. After Jesus touched him, he said, “I see men, but they look like trees, walking.” The objective fact is that he was looking at men. But, because he could not see clearly, to him they looked like trees walking around. Jesus touched him again and he saw everything clearly.
The fact is, without a new, fresh touch from Jesus, we don’t see people clearly. All of us see things through very personal lenses. We perceive the things that are spoken and the circumstances of our lives based on our past experiences, on our individual personalities, our teachings, our culture, our family culture…
If you had a teacher who was unkind to you, you think that teachers are unkind. A teacher can make a very innocent comment, but you perceive it as unkind because of the lens you filter it through.
OK, I have written another paragraph 5 times, and deleted it. There are just too many examples. I will leave it to any reader to look into your own life and mind and see if you agree.
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