Mirage

         A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon when an image is left to the viewer's imagination. That is the scientific definition. The word imagination leaves room for countless interpretation. We all see what we want to see. Human mind can be tuned in the way we want it to be... Good,bad,ugly. Mirage is a real incident that can be captured in camera. It's in sharp contrast to hallucination where the image is purely imaginary. A pious devotee sees God in a cold stone sculpture.Just like a thirsty desert rider sees water on a barren land.Belief in God makes a pious person see his lord in the stone just like optimism makes a thirsty passenger see water in the middle of the desert.
             When I looked at the clouds I saw cotton candy at the six, Cinderella at age sixteen and now all I see is an ambulance! A person's character, experience, thought process plays a huge role in the inference. Sigmund Fred said that all our thought process and action are controlled by our unconscious mind. The impulse, desire,anger, frustration influence one's interpretation of image.
Hallucinations are bizarre, irrational thoughts that are no way close to reality. If we get carried away with our imagination it is possible to slip into a wild ride of hallucination. 
        We all hold on to our emotional anchors in life. It can be your best friend, a parent, sister or a spouse. What seem to me as real may not seem real to a person next to me. My best friend may be someone else's worst enemy.This I call it an emotional mirage! Mirage I feel is not only an optical phenomenon but also an emotional phenomenon! As long as you know how to interpret yours !!!