There is one fact. There is one view. And then there is another. And then there is another. There are several.
The fault in us is when we assume one view to be the final view. Our view that is!
To always stay on the look out for our biases colouring our views, will help us see things in better light.
For started, recognising that there could be a different way of looking at the same object will set us on a better tangent.
So what are you looking at today. Rather how are you looking at it?
Quick, what do you see?
Some buildings become more than mere buildings. They are conceived in a way for a reason. Designed so. Built and marketed so.
Then they change. They shift in the mind. Based on memories and and emotions over time.
This is the Discovery Of India building at Nehru Centre at Worli, Mumbai. Built in memory of Jawaharlal Nehru and houses a variety of spaces, curating good stuff.
I was taken by the interweaving of concrete that I saw for the first time. Or rather, became present to when viewing it from a different angle with different company.
What do I see?
I see the connectedness of the world. We are all in it together. We might have different windows for viewing the world from, but that’s not the world! It’s just one view of the world.
Over to you. What do you see?
(at Nehru Centre, Jade Garden)