When you say "perceive" you mean "process with our mind" and not "receive sensory input" right? or not? If right, what is it that forms the "processing" function? Experience? Also, rather than distinguishing between individuals, what is the unifying factor? What is anyone/everyone? Peace.
~ ~ ~All meetings end in separationAll acquisition ends in dispersionAll life ends in death- The Buddha|\_/|='_'=Every hundred years, all new people