Interpretation

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The actual meaning of ‘interpretation’ is the action of explaining the meaning of something. In this manner data can be interpreted ~ the numbers are then explained such that even those the numbers in themselves make no sense can understand what their impact is. Other fields that are subject to interpretation are: philosophy, computing, art, literature, performance, music, media, and law.

Now one might think that such interpretations are done by an interpreter, yet an interpreter is a person who translates speech orally ~ ‘on the fly’.

So far there are n surprises.
These interpretations are found in any dictionary.

Where it becomes interesting ~ and sometimes a bit scary ~ is when things are open to more than one interpretation. When the meaning given to something is more dependent upon the observer than on the presented facts.
This is fairly normal when looking at art, literature, performance, music and so on. As a child we may even have made a game out of it: looking at the clouds and seeing different ‘things’ in their shapes... Factually they were all clouds, yet looking at them we interpreted them as animals, flowers, fairies ~ whatever the particular shape of that cloud reminded us of...

It is something that seems to become more prevalent again. There seem to be more and more situations we may encounter in life that are open for multiple interpretations ~ leaving the value we give any one of those situations up to the observer.
For instance you may find yourself waiting. It can be that you have an appointment and while you are at there in time, the other person has not yet made it to the place where you are supposed to meet. Or perhaps you are waiting because you just missed the public transportation to your destination... Now, for some people this may be a source of stress, grumpiness or even anger (especially if you are waiting for your appointment). At the same time other people may consider this waiting time a little period of ‘me-time’. Personal time in which you have no need to do anything else than to take a deep breath and to enjoy your environment...

In this time where polarities are often more clearly defined than the common ground between them ~ the interpretation of either polarity seems to become less ‘fixed’. It is up to the observer to decide how to interpret the situation.

Something that is likely dependent on their state of being in that very moment...
Taking some ‘me-time’ instead of becoming upset while you are waiting is a lot easier when there is peace in your heart, than when you are running on empty trying to make it through the day.

One might even say that the more peaceful you are, the more positive your interpretations may be...
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