Lack of Clarity – What's the Difference Between Understanding and Interpreting?

Most people focus on understanding what is happening to them. They want to grasp the context, the reason, and especially the impact of what happened in the past, what is happening in the present, and what is supposed to happen in the future, both on themselves and on their experiences. In this context, it's important to note the brain's operating system. The brain's role is to solve problems, so every piece of information it receives becomes a problem. The brain must solve every problem that comes its way, even if the thought itself isn't an actual problem, and as a result, it cannot tolerate uncertainty. Therefore, it gathers all available information from the past related to that context to cope with a state of uncertainty. Memories, conclusions, and sometimes even traumas are used to complete an answer. Each such completed answer is essentially a “filter.” These filters are a collection of interpretations that help the brain cope with the fact that it cannot solve every problem on its own and that not all answers reside within it. People who tend to overuse this beyond their need turn the filter into an interpretation. That is, they draw power from the aspiration that all answers should be within them. The moment they fail to draw this power, they activate their ego system. Their ego system explains which emotional aspirations they should strive for so that all answers are within them. They need to be sufficiently 'x' and less 'y'. But its criteria will never be realistic. The moment the ego ensures that a person cannot fulfill that aspiration, attachment is created. This means an attempt to hold onto a certain interpretation as fixed enough to raise self-worth according to the ego's desires.

The more this process occurs across many topics, the further people move away from their ability to objectively see the situation. Situations stand on their own and don't always have to be synchronized with other things happening. This doesn't mean synchronization doesn't exist, but rather that synchronization is a second stage after understanding the impact system of the situation. In other words, the question in the first stage, instead of the synchronization question, is: How does what is happening affect me? And/or how can I use what is happening to affect the world? In other words, what is happening is meant to remind us what capabilities we possess, not how to judge ourselves or learn lessons. To return to this purpose, the ego “pays a very high price.” It gives up the idea that all answers are within it. This way, you will know that you are the one who has the final say and can make room for collaborations.

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