what is real?

a couple of weeks ago i was questioning the realness of experiences in my life. whether or not they were "real" being in the context of whether everything was completely true from all sides, or only "real" from my perspective. hence my perceptions being my reality. not necessarily reality itself. after doing some more searching within myself over the weekend, and then prompted even more tonight, i felt i should look up the definition of real. it is as follows:

# being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
# real(a): no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money"
# actual: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
# not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real"
# capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor"
# being value measured in terms of purchasing power; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
# substantial: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
# (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings"
# real number: any rational or irrational number
# an old small silver Spanish coin
# veridical: coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson
# very: used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn"

after reading all of these definitons, i am still left with the question. if i experience something and believe it "being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something" or believe it "having substance or capable of being treated as fact" and i am wrong, does it take away from the realness of my experiences? can hindsight color memories to the extent of questioning their reality if when i experienced them, they were completely real to me? within the state of being, that these things did occur, that they were not illusory, and that i was a part of them, and acted and reacted in faith that they were real, can thoughts now alter them? can one's own perspective or perception be tangible enough to define something as real? if it was real for me, could any thoughts now steal from me the past reality?

i don't believe they can. i chose to experience life as it came to me. in faith i stepped. i chose to belive in that reality. those are the memories i will carry. not the doubt or questioning that may have arisen after. i choose the fullness of everything that i thought i knew, not the questions i may never have answers to.