We will never know how others perceive the world. My good freinds who have a particular visual world; gareth, Fred, paul, all see much more clearly than me. They catch connections that I don't. Recognise patterns that have to be pointed out to me. Surface is often lost on me. I am more inclined to disregard it and look beneath, to try to see what is "really going on." It is almost a distrust of what can be seen. As though it is a distraction. This does have its benefits. I am less easily fooled, more inclined to wait to see what lies beneath. But it is a blindness too. Something that hinders participation.