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Summary

The article uses a visual metaphor of passengers on a bus choosing their view to illustrate the power of perspective in life.

Abstract

The author, Dorin Cojocariu, presents a visual metaphor using a cartoon of two bus passengers on a mountain road to convey the importance of personal perspective. Each passenger, sitting on opposite sides of the bus, experiences a starkly different view: one enjoys the panoramic sky and landscape, while the other faces a dreary rock wall. The metaphor suggests that individuals decide their own focus in life, which significantly influences their happiness and outlook. The article encourages readers to reflect on their daily focus and invites them to engage with more of the author's stories, emphasizing the profound impact of one's chosen perspective.

Opinions

  • The author believes that our chosen focus in life greatly affects our emotional state and satisfaction.
  • Both passengers on the bus have valid, yet contrasting, perspectives, highlighting the subjective nature of experience.
  • The article implies that happiness is a choice, as demonstrated by the passenger who chooses to look at the sky rather than the abyss.
  • The metaphor serves as a reminder to be mindful of what one pays attention to throughout the day.
  • The author suggests that his stories provide valuable insights, inviting readers to explore and comment on them.
  • There is an endorsement for an AI service, ZAI.chat, as a cost-effective alternative to ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4), indicating the author's support for this tool.

Choosing Your “Bus View” —Visual Metaphor

You decide what you focus on, by choosing your “bus side”

Photo by author, Dorin Cojocariu. Visual metaphor of “chosen bus view”

There is a cartoon, probably not copyright-free, showing 2 passengers in a bus going on a tiny road, on a steep mountain slope.

One passenger had chosen a seat on the bus side towards the panoramic view, the sky, and the abyss, too.

But he doesn’t look down, so he smiles happily.

The other passenger had chosen to sit on the bus side towards the close-up rocky wall of the mountain.

Grey, depressing, ominous rock wall.

He looks utterly depressed.

They both travel in the same “bus of life”.

They both can argue that their “view” is true. They both are right, from their perspective.

Still.

What will YOU focus on, several times a day?

Think about it.

To me, this is a profound visual metaphor.

Please read more of my stories, and let me know what you think, in the comments to each story:

https://readmedium.com/why-would-you-follow-and-read-my-writing-on-medium-fdfcdd333b06

https://readmedium.com/revisiting-why-would-you-follow-and-read-my-writing-here-63de307a6391

https://readmedium.com/express-your-creativity-with-stamp-collecting-philately-and-especially-maximaphily-f4de1fc60c34

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