Choosing to see what they wanna see....

This being the first post in The Rotten apple i have decided to talk about a topic that has bugged me on quite a frequent basis this year and even more so recently.
From young i have heard of the question 'Is this glass half filled or half empty?' Ah... the theory of perception, a very interesting one at that too. However, have we ever stopped to think whether is our perception (which is highly influenced by our beliefs and lifestyle) clouding our judgment in the wy we handle situations?
I will try to elaborate based on 2 first hand scenarios that i have been through.

The first happened to be between me and a group of friends (or ex-friends) for that matter. In a nutshell it was about them having a problem with me with the way i handle my personal life. They/He felt that i was not doing 'The right thing' as opposed to him who felt that he has been doing 'the right thing' all this while.
Questions such as ' How is it possible for you to sort out your own feelings in such a sort time when i took 2 years to do the same?? You must not be Genuine' Started to surface.
All this eventually led to assumptions like 'I am not sincere', i am trying to prove to myself a point' all started to surface. There were even assumptions that just because i decide not to blog about my sorrow, i was in fact a happy man enjoying his life to the fullest.

The second happened in my worplace and was more straightforward. A guest was unable to drop by on a certain occasion to settle his bills as he was tied up at work. He was immdiately assumed by a certain employee that he was using a 'delay tactic' and was trying to delay the deadline of payment. Turns out that that was not the case though.

The first scenario ended up hurting me so badly that i thinkthose involved in the 'hurting process' are not even aware of what they have done. As for the second, lets just say that i got a earful from the guest because of that.

Kind of makes us think whether have we acted this way before doesn't it?
Oh well... i am actually dozing off right now... Just some food for thought.