Perspective
We as people bring many perspectives to this world. Sometimes, those perspectives are a result of our personality combined with our environment or upbringing (or both!). Perspectives like this are often influenced by logic. Frequently, a person's emotions will also play a role. Other times, some people inject a strong amount of rebellion into their stated "perspective." People like this often have a perspective that is contrary, just for the sake of being contrary. Ultimately, there are literally millions of reasons for a given perspective. I am reminded of a recent conversation with a prospective student's mother for my dojo. She was asking about the possibility of private lessons. She stated that the church we trained in was "cold." I couldn't help but realize that at that moment, we had been holding classes in the church for only 90 days. Prior to that, we were holding classes in my garage. Talk about cold! That garage was directly exposed to t...