REALITY CHECK

REALITY CHECK :

Reality is defined as indefinite truth but is it real or its an illusion?

I went to a mall in Nigeria this past weekend and out of nowhere, l heard a piercing cry just behind me so l turned and saw the VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) games. There were some girls there who were totally engaged in the game. I wondered why they were screaming so loud and if lam being honest l was really annoyed 🙄 Because l thought, well obviously she knows the game is not real so why is she hysterical. Then l realized that the moment you wear the 3D VR glasses your reality changes. It’s intriguing how your whole reality can change just because  you wore some glasses. Well, there is more to that.

In this moment l questioned the existence of reality because if you asked me l would have said she was safe but her reality was that she was being chased by aliens. It’s amazing how multidimensional reality is. Let’s understand WHAT VIRTUAL REALITY IS and WHY VIRTUAL REALITY?

VIRTUAL REALITY

VIRTUAL REALITY ‘is a blanket term that refers to anything that seemingly replaces the reality you are in digitally’. There is also Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality. These three Realities use the sensual abilities to affect your human perceptual system thus altering your reality into a digital fantasy. There are three main dimensions usually affected by these realities and these are the visual, auditory and haptics. These digital Realities are now being used for entertainment, for leisure, for business, to train military soldiers for war, driving school and even medical students.

The question that kept coming to my mind was WHY VIRTUAL REALITY. In my opinion it’s a method of escapism. And you can see from the examples l stated above that people want to live in a fantasy reality where there won’t be consequences for their actions. Let’s take a look at Metaverse, a platform that is estimated to be worth $1 trillion in the next 2 years. Now the rich and privileged are buying land, houses, islands on a virtual space that seemingly might replace the current reality. I strongly believe Escapism is one of the reasons for a new digital reality. This is a digital world that is real but not real enough. Human beings are hardwired to escape from unpleasant things and seek good ones. With the hike in depression even for the rich, this is a new and great opportunity to create a new life, a life they actually have control over. This will achieve humans’ greatest desire which is to become creators maybe even gods at last…. Now people can have a life where even when they commit a physical crime they can’t face the consequences because well… it’s not real right?

… but what is REALITY

Reality equals perception. That is why l think reality is an illusion, it’s subjective. This is because perception can be manipulated, so to alter perception is to alter reality. Perception comes from information and that is why we have people who believe the earth is flat and some believe the earth is round. Honestly l don’t think neither is wrong because they are exposed to different information . Your reality is also what you see, what you feel, what appeals to your senses. This includes your auditory senses.

There is what is called a reality gap. For example the 6 or 9 argument illustrated above. There is also a tale of blind man who were asked what an elephant looks like. One said a wall, another said a tree and another said a snake. Then a deaf man came and told them what an elephant looks like but even he couldn’t hear the trumpeting sound soooo🐘🤫 there is still that gap. Meaning there is always a gap in reality. That is why reality can be altered and sometimes that gap may never be filled? What do you think?

Use this theory for your own good by altering your reality. This is why VISION BOARDS work. You would have created the reality you want and you use your sensory perception to start living that reality. And like a virtual reality, everyone might think you’re out of your mind, but you know what you see is REAL and it will inevitably materialise. MEDITATION is even more powerful because you are now using your imaginative power, which appeals to all your senses… This means you can change your circumstance, no situation is permanent. YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR REALITY…….