First of all, a misconception happens when a person believes in a concept which is objectively false. He might jump straight into a conclusion after listening or seeing somethig without second thought.
Mr. Murali taught us about misconceptions about listening. But im gonna talk about misconceptions about seeing, or rather seeing, observing.
When we see something, we assume that what we see is definitely what is going on. For example, when we see a boy and a girl arguing, we immediately assume that they are a couple, they are arguing because they have some problems in between. But, is this the truth? Is this what they are arguing for? If we think carefully, it might be, they are just friends, or perhaps, siblings. They are arguing because of some misunderstandings or different point of views. Things might not turn out what it is supposed to be.
Let's take this picture as an example. What do you see in this picture? Did you assume that they are having fun and drinking alcohols because they just want to enjoy and have a great time? In fact, there might be some reasons for them to drink alcohol and get high in this way. They might be facing problems and wanting to get rid of the problem by making themselves drunk and forget everything. Again, this is what we assume just by looking at the picture itself. Misconceptions often happen like this.
Misconceptions may lead to many unwanted arguments and misunderstandings between people. People like to jump into conclusions without careful thinking and analyzing. To avoid misconceptions, we cannot judge or assume things by just looking at its surface, in fact, we must look into the problem and evaluate it deep inside.
-Michelle Tan-
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