A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls… saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality?
For generations, our political life was distorted by the influence of public officials whose foremost goal was to preserve the essence, if not the form, of slavery in a segregated and discriminatory social system.
Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts.
Eric’s Trip is still a huge influence on me. The style of those recordings and the rawness of them is very inspiring. And the density of the distorted parts, amazing.
It’s essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life’s pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.
Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.
‘Bag of Bones’ was a big, distorted yet wonderfully entertaining novel that rode high on the bestseller lists in 1998.
Instagram influencers project a specific, highly crafted image of perfection – one that is largely white, thin, and psychologically Zen. Critics argue that this boom, in turn, has helped fuel excessive self-promotion in which we post about only the good moments rather than reality – essentially, a distorted echo chamber.
Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it’s a map with constant immediate sensory input.
I’d seen how ‘Green Book’ had been a box-office hit, but left pianist Don Shirley’s family feeling betrayed because his life and relationships had been distorted.
