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Reality and Perception

What appears as a fact today is deemed to be real, but the same fact tomorrow may not appear to be real due to disclosure of other related facts. Reality also differs when seen through different eyes and through ones perception of the so called reality. Have you ever recalled an event in your memory, a place you may have visited or an object you have visualized and then you actually the event occurs or you visit the place or see the object and then realize that it is not in any way close to what you thought about it. You my think of visiting a tourist resort or watch a movie based on descriptions given by friends, and then when you actually visit that place or watch the movie you find it to be completely different than what you imagined it to be! This is because you were trying to see what your friend saw – what you perceived was your friends reality hence your reality of the place visited or movie seen is different from that of your friends. For instance if you taste something bitter ...