Perception

Perception is the act of apprehending by means of the senses or mind, according to the dictionary. We all perceive things differently and we all notice that there are things around us inhabiting the same space as us. However, the scenario of a person seeing a rose arose in class. How does that person know that they are not the only one seeing the rose and not anyone else? Does the person have to go around to every single human being and ask if they see the same rose? I do not think so. I think that a person sees what is there and doesn't have to rely on others to make sure that they are not "seeing things". It is human nature to ask at least one other person , "Hey, do you see what I see?" However, a person should not initially doubt their perception of something. I feel that there are only special occasions in which a persons perception should really be questioned; when they are under the influence of drugs, when we see that something defies the laws of nature (a floating elephant), or a sick person ( one with schizophrenia).
Another thing I feel that it is human nature to do is pick and choose what we want to hear and see. Some people never want to be wrong, and always want to be right, however if someone is showing/ telling them something that would prove them wrong they would "close" their senses and only hear and see what they want to. The more and more I get into this class the more and more I believe in where I stood from the beginning. We are all different and it is difficult to take one general theory and place it one people.