When did you first realize that your perspective on various things in life isn't necessarily the "right" perspective?

...not until relatively later in life. I was so busy seeing things the way I [i]needed[/i] to, to protect myself from perceived threats, that I clung to that [i]way[/i] of seeing to continue the protection, even when it was no longer necessary. My beliefs based on past experiences, were forming my perceptions, and so, my experiences of the present.

The upside is, I can refer to how I saw things as a kind of map, showing me what beliefs had control of me, how they formed the way I experienced my life, the effect they have on how I see things now, and make necessary adjustments.