To See Is To Change

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The so called 'observer effect' means that measurements of certain systems cannot be made without affecting the systems, that is, without changing something in a system being viewed. For example, it is not possible to see any object without light hitting the object, and causing it to reflect that light. This changes the object. While the effects of observation are often negligible, the object still experiences a change.

Similarly, what humans see with their eyes is a tainted reflection of their past experiences and contemplation. Various people see different things in the same object, and see things differently, dependent on their past experiences. What an individual sees also changes every time the same thing is seen once again. To see is to change. A see change.

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What we see changes us. What is seen, is changed by us seeing it. For the observer only sees an object when light shines upon it, and this changes the object from a dark one to a shone upon one. Similarly, the observer is forever changed by what he or she sees. What is more, the observer only sees what he or she wants to see, in the context of what, he or she has seen before. Like the to and fro of waves, up and down, side to side, seeing is forever a see change. For, to see is to change.

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Susan Gentry

Date: 7/4/2018 11:42:00 AM

This is so true. Memories are not facts, only our perception. I hadn't thought about change everytime we see. Congratulations on your thought-provoking poem. Very interesting.

Lu Loo

Date: 7/3/2018 6:31:00 AM

very interesting and enlightening poem John, really enjoyed this, thank you for your entry and congratulations on your placement :)-luloo

Heidi Sands

Date: 5/25/2018 3:26:00 PM

Interesting and well done John :)