Why aren't we able to grasp what we see, until we have left it?

Question

I can see the whole building once I leave it. I can see the whole town once I leave it, I can see the whole planet once I leave it, I can see the entire galaxy once I leave it, I can see religion once I leave it.

Answer 1

I think this is a rather negative view.  It's the view of leaving something we want to leave.  We tell ourselves things to justify our decisions.

Answer 2

I'm glad that you will see all these things when you leave. I prefer to examine them HERE.

Now, please, for God's sakes and the sake of your fellow man, do us all a favour and LEAVE!

Answer 3

Snow blind

Answer 4

That's why we live by  faith.  

Answer 5

That was quite a decent observation. Well done.

Answer 6

The answer is leave.

Answer 7

can't see the forest because the trees are in the way.  

Answer 8

Because hindsight is 20/20.

Answer 9

I have so much regret in my life because I can see it now that I have left it.

I can see I should have thanked people along the way who went out of the way to help, hugged my son more,  told him "I love you" instead of just assuming he knows. Held hands with my beloved. Instead of thinking public displays of hand holding were not necessary.

When I look back, its not all good.

The question seems like it has been asked looking out of rose colored glasses, and from the standpoint of a young person.

Only my oppinion.

Answer 10

It's amazing what objective perspective can do, eh?

Answer 11

because tyme kitteh we tend to look only at the small scale not the large scale

we live inour own mind, life and it is really rather small sadly, we have some problems seeing outside of that for any 'big picture'

Answer 12

Good question.

I think that the ability to look at your beliefs objectively is not just a matter of intelligence. You also need a very secure perception of self.  Many intelligent people, with low self-esteem, aren't able to look at their belief system with any objectivity at all.

Answer 13

I saw religion and I think we should reinstate every rule in the old testament.  

Answer 14

You can also see it as you are walking toward it.