Perceptions are opportunities

Editor,

I would like to address the recent Street Smart article published in the September 24, 2021, Sanders County Ledger.

Words Matter.

The frequent use of the words “logic” and “logical” give fertile food for thought. Just as in “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” so, too, goes the case for words: i.e., it is one’s perceptions and experiences that inform their definitions.

When exchanging ideas with others, I’ve learned that careful listening to others’ voices wanting to learn what values and interests have informed their definitions (and, therefore, positions), can often give room for some creative curiosity collaboratively: positions maintained or not.

Perceptions are not competitions in “right” or “wrong”; rather opportunities to reflect more comprehensively informing our collective understanding of human behaviors.

The root of the word “logic” is the Greek word, ‘logos” which means, “reason, idea, or word.” So, calling something logical means it’s based on reason and sound ideas - in other words, thought out with mathematical precision and removed from emotion.

Perceptions incorporate emotion,

More food for thought.

Sincerely,

Jean Morrison, formerly of Plains