Get Your Head Out of the Sand [memes][life][reality]
Denial
"Haters are fans in denial"
- Adam Rippon
Although it is a common misconception, ostriches do not actually bury their heads in the sand to avoid predators. It only appears that ostriches do this in the wild, leading to the denial metaphor used today to describe a person who is ignoring reality.
Horse Blinders
Another way to describe people who choose to ignore the sometimes harsh realities of life is that they are wearing horse blinders. In real life, horse blinders are used in horse racing in order to prevent the horse or horses from seeing other horses around them which could scare them. Sometimes people are said to have horse blinders when ignoring their surroundings so that their personal daily lives are not affected or altered.
The Shoes of Empathy
It is very easy to judge others without ever attempting to understand them or their plight. It takes very little effort to not care, and for many of us it is the easy way out. The more noble path is difficult since it requires us to place ourselves metaphorically in other peoples' shoes in order to better understand them and their situation. 'To walk in their shoes' in order to inspire empathy, understanding and compassion, for some of those shoes have taken tens of thousands of steps and traversed thousands of miles for a taste of so called Freedom.
Full Steem Ahead
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Illustrated photos I like the image of the ostrich. They represent a lot of the reality of society.
Thank you for sharing @streetstyle
Hi @ streetstyle We have to understand what people is passing before talk about them or make any judgment, i know many people that ignore the real life and just see the life from their high chair that's awful because there is not a better way to solve problem of any town that sharing time with people. Regards
Thank you for enriching me in knowledge and the explanation is superbly great to understand this with meme as well.
Awesome! Right, this is the true fact of life. Interesting info!!
Great inspiring article.. @streetstyle . I believe that life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like
Excellent review and all the examples you give very correctly reflect the principle of life of some people! Thank you @streetstyle
Sometimes in life if we don't face the scariest of our fears they may still continue to haunt us, I'm other words, in my opinion I dont think humans need horse blinders, they need to see their enemies, face them and fight them to finish.
This is really beautiful, I enjoyed reading
One of the harshest things we learn in life is the fact that it’s not built out of pretty butterflies, surrounded by pink cozy blankets and topped with a hot cup of sweet cocoa waiting for you. Some find out about this sooner, some later, but in the end everyone gets that kick in the head from the ruthless thing called REALITY.
People don’t want to think about the rough things in life. We don’t like to think or talk about death, separation, loss, hunger, depression, or even environmental disasters. We believe that by speaking of them, we are going to open some kind of Pandora’s box which we won’t be able to handle, nor close. The important fact that we seem to be missing is that you can’t accept or understand something you don’t think about.
Cool metaphor phrases...
Didn't know about the horse blinders..
You are right, the reality in our life is such that sometimes it is easier to ignore it, but no matter how much we leave it, we will have to accept it and live with it!