If a vehicle passes nearby, it can appear larger than a building in the distance that’s hundreds of times its size. We understand perspective in this context: the apparent size of an object is a function of where it’s located and where we stand. This simple fact is taken for granted in the world of objects, but when it comes to ideas and concepts, we often forget it. If something vexes us, it’s rarely an absolute condition from which no other perspective is possible. Often, all that’s necessary is changing our position to arrive at a new…
Point of view.
