“Werewolves of London?” or “Thunder?”

Perceiving vs. Knowing

The thought and act of perceiving something all depends on individual interpretation. Everybody is different; everybody has their own opinions about everything. Take sports for example, in every big city the people there think that their team is the best. This Sunday I will be at home rooting for the G-Men to win over Dallas. I perceive the Giants to be a better team. My mother’s boss would argue that the Cowboys are a better team because they have T.O.; but Osi Umenyiora leads the NFL for sacks this season for the Giants.

Perceiving isn’t knowing. Knowing is stone cold fact and truth. People have their own opinions about things, but fact is what is hard and concrete. My friends and I listen to a lot of music; there are some songs where the lyrics don’t sound clear and we always end up arguing about what the artist is “really” saying. There is a song by Warren Zevon called “Werewolves of London” and since the first time my friend heard this song he always though Zevon was singing “Werewolves of Thunder.” Fact is, Zevon sings it as, “Werewolves of London.”

I don’t know if there are superior ways of knowing, but I think common sense, and instincts, are core central parts of knowing. Instincts were the first key blocks in knowing and perceiving. When bear cubs are in danger, it’s the mother’s instincts to protect them at all costs. Then perceiving comes in play when we ask, why, and how?