Every so often, though, one eye would seem a little blurrier
than the other. The picture from one side was foggy and much less perfect than
the other side. And sometimes, depending on what I was looking at, closing one
eye meant removing something out of my line of sight completely. But as soon as
I opened the other eye the picture became full and clear again.
Sometimes I find myself seeing my life through one eye. I am
not saying I walk around with one eye closed, although my kids would get a kick
out of that, but I get stuck focusing on the things which are blurry and
imperfect. I get too caught up in the not-so-great that I end up completely losing
sight of the things which are extraordinary.
It is all too easy to get wrapped up in the everyday and
forget to look at the big picture. When we are anxious or tired or overwhelmed,
we tend to focus on the negatives in our life and wonder when we will begin to feel
better. But if we allow the other eye to open, we might just find that things
aren’t as bad as they seem. We might find ourselves being reminded of all the
good in our lives. We might find that our perspective changes when we have the
ability to see the entire picture.
When both of my eyes are open, I am calmer. I have more
faith. I find more beauty in the ordinary days. I more fully appreciate my kids
and husband. I am more willing to accept the trials in my life because I know
that, in the grand scheme of things, they are short lived. When both of my eyes
are open, I see how grand life really is.
Helen Keller may have been blind, but she didn’t let this
stop her from viewing life through both eyes. Let this be a reminder that it’s
not what we can or cannot see with our eyes which determines how great our
lives are, it’s what we choose to see with our minds. In other words, it’s not
sight but insight which helps us to see
the biggest picture.
