Okay, i get what you're saying more clearly now. We are always perceiving, whether we are aware or not, so long as we exist. I'd say that to gain a complete, absolute, objective view of oneself it must be made by someone other then yourself. However, i will concede that the imagination is a powerful tool at our disposal and thus could allow us to gain an alternative perspective on ourselves as well as humanity in general. As children we are raised and taught by the status quo, as we become our own rational, progressive beings we are more aware of the world around us a thus we always have the choice to reject these teachings in favour of autonomy.