There are many people that believe that the only reality is that which they see, hear, feel, touch, and smell. That is to say, they see the world through that prism, and hence the reality of that world is constructed within the confines of that viewpoint. The thing is that, though this may be difficult for many people to accept, is that the visible is always the manifestation of that which is invisible. That is to say, there are invisible forces that are actually the basis for all of the reality that we perceive, so done through our mind, which in and of itself, is invisible to us.
It is those that are overly fixated upon the physical that often have the most problematic of lives, because they concentrate their thinking and their efforts upon that which appears to be of most importance to them, in which, because they have difficulty in perceiving anything outside the physical, thus become overly burdened by that which is material, above all else. Rather, they would be far better served, if they understood better that they are much more than the material parts that make up their physical form, and have within their being, something that is both invisible as well as eternal.
When we go, for instance, to a movie and get enthralled by the actions and the characters that are in it; we believe, in that time and space, that what is so happening appears to be “real,” when it is nothing more than a moving picture show, so being presented for our entertainment or for the value it presents to us, thereof. In other words, when we become emersed within watching that movie, we essentially identify, for a time, with something outside of our own self, which makes it therefore appear real or of relevance to us – though, in actuality we have not ourselves changed our physical form, whatsoever. What has occurred, is that the invisible, or our mind, has transformed us from one reality to another perceived reality, and ultimately back again, perhaps having made a meaningful change to us.
We are a thinking people, and often it is the visible reality of what we so perceive, that influences what we subsequently think, say, and do. Yet, when we quiet our mind, and concentrate on that which is invisible and timeless, we can thus open up another dimension, which correctly points us in the direction in which we can acknowledge that the visible is always dependent upon the invisible; therefore, representing that when we are successful in changing our perception, the reality that we perceive, changes, as well.
We are not meant to be limited by our five human senses, but rather these are provided to us as navigational tools to deal with the physical elements of this planet, but never are they meant to be our sole resource to draw upon, for the waters that we have to avail ourselves of, are ever deep and far richer in minerals, if only we would take the time, to turn inward, and seek diligently that which actuated us, in the beginning.