Perception is everything

I believe that there is no truth in this life, only perception. Unfortunately, the world operates according to the idea that there is a truth. We set rules and standards, and train our children to live by the rules which are based on a supposed truth. Where this becomes problematic, is when a person's perceptions are different than the truth of larger society. When somebody just understands their truth differently. That person will begin to ask questions like "what is wrong with me" or "what is wrong with this world". Again, these questions are based on the concept of truth, right and wrong. Generally speaking,we are not trained to think in terms of accepting that we are all built differently and think differently and understand differently and react differently to similar circumstances, and that is okay! We are socialized to believe that there is a right way to do things and a wrong way, and my perception is that this is just not working!!! If we can begin to accept and open our minds to the possibility that there are many truths, how many people would be freed from the relentless societal code of conduct. The roles that we are given at many different stages in our lives. The "good" kid, the "selfless wife", the "heroic" husband. There are rules for all of these roles that we fall into, and many people just follow despite their truths, in order to be accepted and to be percieved by others as succcessful. Sometimes this works out for people, but sometimes this is is the very thing that creates feelings of confusion and struggle within a person. Why am I not happy? I followed all of the rules along the yellow brick road to happiness, where the hell is the wizard??? Well, I am here to say folks, that the wizard lives within each of us. The wizard holds all of the answers to our individual and personal happiness, we just need to listen when the wizard speaks, and stop being so distracted by the flying monkeys and the Wicked Witch of the West. Heck, even that good witch can be annoying and distracting...portraying herslf as if she has no struggles at all. What the heck, why can't I just be like the good witch, she is perfect, there must be something wrong with me. But there isn't. We are all individuals who bring something unique into this world, and it was meant to be that way. So if we try to get away from these rigid ideas of right and wrong, good and bad, the world will become a more harmonious place to live in. A world where we embrace differences and agree to disagree, and stop judging others for what they choose to do with their lives. Because the truth is there is no truth only perception.