Reality

What is reality? Most of what I think of reality is emotional reactions to the past. The way I view the present is almost completely clouded by the past. The people around me and how I react to them are biased. The mood I'm in dictates how I view the world around me. The only true reality that I am somewhat unbiased to is the immediate physical things around me. I say somwhat because that is never total reality either. What we see is influenced by the past. The light in the room I'm in is influenced by comparison to light that I have previously seen. The pain in my leg is influenced by my past experiences of pain. The sounds and smells are all reminiscent of previous sounds and smells. One person may experience a completely different present reality than another person in the same situation just because of their past. Everything is influenced by my past, and my past is not real. It is a memory, and memories can change.

It's kind of wierd when you suddenly realize something that you thought was a solid memory is actually false. The previous words of my wife, the color of my friends shirt, the score of a stickball game. I thought it was red, i thought it was 7-4. But then I am corrected and proven wrong. That should totally shatter my entire reality. My memory is not completely accurate. The past events that shape my present reality can be false. I can change my past simply by believing it. If I can change my past that easily, then how stable is my present reality?