Too Close
Imagine a big, classic mural or a huge, famous oil painting or a large, priceless tapestry. Now imagine walking right up to it until your nose was pressed against it. What would you see? A speck of dirt? A smudge? A bit of dust?
From that perspective would your judgement about the mural or painting or tapestry be right? Would it be fair? Of course not!
You have been taught to look at everything very closely. It’s called focusing and it is very good most of the time but not all of the time. Sometimes we need to see the big picture in order to give a clear and honest appraisal of something. Many times our decisions about this world are based on a microscopic view of its troubles. We do the same thing concerning our own lives. We focus intently on our missteps, our shortcomings and our fears and yet they are but a very small part of the whole picture of our existence.
Step back.Take a breath. Go for a walk. Open yourself up to a bigger perspective. See the world and your life through wide open eyes and not through a microscope. Take some time to dwell on what is right in this world and in your own life. See this incredible world for providing so much to so many. See your own life in the context of what happiness you have known and what happiness you have brought to others.
We can’t ignore the problems of this world or the problems in our own lives but sometimes we can be so focused on what is terrible that we are blind to all that is wonderful.
Take some time each day to push the problems, the angst and the travails aside and look out at the world or into your memories and see the good, the beautiful and the kind.
This world is more amazing than you can believe and your life is more blessed than you can imagine. Enjoy both!
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