'If you've never seen an Elephant ski, then you've never been on acid.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Exaggerated scenarios highlight how altered perception changes reality. Absurdity often reflects subjective experience.
- In plain terms
- Drugs can make things look wild and impossible.
- What can you take from it?
- Perception changes what we see.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you think changes perception the most?
Another view
Not all perception changes are drug-related.
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