TJ Gong

Walking With Him Until I Am Not

The Wooden Horse

In their tens of battle with the Greeks, the Trojans still held out but became worn out. Now all of a sudden, an enormous Wooden Horse stood outside their city gates. All of the Trojans literally “saw” the same thing: a gigantic figure of a horse with an inscription to Athena on its side. To many of the Trojans, the Wooden Horse appeared to be a threat from the Greeks. To many others, it appeared to be a source of blessings from the gods. The latter are proven wrong to the destruction of their civilization.

We at times are tricked by the things with visual sensations into interpreting them mistakenly. Is there any incident where the Wooden Horse you perceived was not the reality of the situation. How did your own interpretation of the matter lead you astray? How did you discover your error?

4 responses to “The Wooden Horse”

  1. miranda Avatar
    miranda

    I have a younger brother. When I was little, I thought my parents treated my brother better than me. I thought them only care about my brother. When I become more mature, I realized that my parents’ love to my brother me is the same. I know they treat us as their can. Maybe at that time, I put my attention on the interaction between my parents and my brother. I didn’t notice my parents’ concern to me.

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  2. 蔣佳純 Avatar
    蔣佳純

    My senior high school is a girls’ school, also a boarding school. My friends and I study, eat, play, and seelp all together around 24 hours. After a long time, probably everyone is familiar to each other, so not ever respect and not so polite to each other. In fact, the truth is the things with visual sensations into interpreting are mistakes. Don’t think too much, in order to avoid the misunderstanding. Just make sure you do your best.

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  3. Vanessa 吳秋亭 Avatar
    Vanessa 吳秋亭

    Sometimes I would see a person’s look and decide his or her personality. But actually, it’s not realistic. A beautiful or handsome person not always beautiful in their heart. People often make this kind of mistake. We often see the surface side instead of the inner. When I become more mature, I realize that everyone has their characteristic.

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  4. 楊貽芳 Avatar
    楊貽芳

    I really like to eat especially food that tastes good. Before, whenever I have a chance to eat out I always pick the restaurants which have nicer out look, and never going to the ones i think is ugly. But in the end i found alot of restaurants their many seen pretty outside just like the wooden horse, but the food thay have is not as good as i expected. So now when I eat I won’t judge the outlook of the restaurant anymore.

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