Your perception of me is reflection of you, my reaction to you is my awareness.
Started with how British perceived East and its reaction being looting.
Yet, Gandhi's perception was not of enemy but hating only evil. His reaction being noble satyagraha.
Similarly, neocolonial adventures in Iraq, but people here presumed them as enemy and beginning of emergence of ISIS as reaction.
Then, tried to show crux how 3 diff people having diff perceptions and reactions reflecting their own self.
Then, gave Mahabharata example. How Ram went to a Nishada Kingdom and being tribal also king did not perceive Rama as outsiders are thought of but also helped Rama cross river.
Then, tried dividing in perception and reaction separately.
Perception:
Social: raja ram mohan roy perceived women's dignity fighting against sati
Eco: how vijay mallya perceived - leading to frauds but Narayan Murthy - compassionate capitalism
Reaction:
Social: how Kailash Satyarthi's mission to change children's life versus seeing children as instruments of lust ( unano case)
Eco: diff reaction to poverty: rag to riches - dirubhai ambani , on the other hand many poor become lured to crime.
Wrote few other dimensions. Not able to recall now.
Then, antithesis:
how perception is not always true reflection: as social media influence etc
how reaction does not always true awareness: corporate pressures of this century, people react as they themselves would not have wanted.
Then, Immanuel kant - need to see each individual as end in himself
And, conclusion paras on emotional intelligence training needed: from school to offices leading to better versions of ourselves so that we perceive and react in a better manner.