Last week, I said that unlearning will turn your world upside down. To make this point more succinctly, I would like to direct your attention to the photo on the right. It is a common view of earth as seen from space.
I went on Google today to try to find a similar image only from a different perspective — upside down. Now, if you think about this for a moment, it shouldn't have hard because there is no "upside down" in outer space — things are only relative according to your orientation.
Surprisingly, I could find no photos from this "opposite" perspective. One important take-a-way from this little lesson is that conventional wisdom has a very powerful hold over how we see things, including our planet.
To see how the earth might also look from space you will need rotated the photo. If you do, it will serve as a good reminder that we need to unlearn our perspective some times. (The "upside-down" photo is now my screen-saver.)
P.S. If you can find similar "upside-down" photos of the earth, I'd appreciate you sharing them with me on www.unlearning101.com
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