
The title of this post was taken from the song Glitter In The Air by Pink.
I haven't been able to see well lately. I knew that I
needed to replace my contacts, but the hustle and bustle of the holidays and
travel left me little time to think of much else. Anytime I did think about
replacing my contacts I was never home to fix the problem. Yesterday as I was
at work I found myself squinting to see things that should have been clear.
This morning as I kept rubbing my eyes and trying to clear my vision I finally
gave up and went to the bathroom to grab new contacts. I put them in and as I
looked around it was almost painful. Everything was so clear and bright. It
took me a good while to get used to them, but once I did I had to admonish
myself for taking so long to fix this simple problem. What really struck me was
that I didn't even know how bad it was. I knew my vision was off, but I didn't
realize just how much I wasn't able to see. I had to wonder what beautiful
sights had I missed because I couldn't see clearly, or rather because I had
ignored a problem that I knew existed because it was easier than dealing with
it.

I often measure my worth or value using the world's view of what worth and value is. I dare say it's hard not to. We live in a day and age where we are bombarded with outside influences telling us how we should live and what we should place importance on. How often do I get sucked into that rabbit hole and then I'm left feeling like I do today. How often do I sacrifice what I want the most for what I want right now. Often times what I want the most does not give me the immediate gratification that I desire, it requires patience and perseverance. How easily it is to dismiss the things that matter most for things the world tells us matters the most.
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