Seeing

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Sometimes I'm blessed with the chance to learn more about certain people, given the opportunity to know a piece of their infinitely complicated life-puzzle, or shown a part of their soul that explains why they do the things they do and feel the things they feel. In those moments, I am in awe. Humans are incredible. Each person is incredible and wonderful. Being able to look and a person and see them is one of the most amazing experiences I've been able to have.
John Steinbeck voiced my thoughts exactly when he said, “I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen.”
Usually, seeing these things--these quiet ways of doing, these words spoken softly, these looks that speak volumes, these small gestures toward their fellow being--makes my heart swell. Getting to see the people around me fills me with a love for them that I could not otherwise have. When we are given the opportunity to see someone and know a part of them, we should value it. We're blessed with these moments because, through them, we come to know the Lord. We're given a small glimpse of the way He sees, and with that sight, a love from a divine source.
Seeing people is a gift, not only because we're shown a bit of the love the Lord has for our fellow man, but because we're shown the love He has for us. Think about it. If, in that small moment of seeing, we feel such an increased love for that person, how would it be to see them all the time? To feel how constant and powerful the love is that the Lord has for them...
The wonderful part? He has that same divinely powerful love for us. The same love that gives us power--to make it past our fears, to face our challenges, to ultimately learn to love others even as He does.
Oh, people. We are so blessed! Today, I was able to see, and I'm immensely grateful for it. :)
 "We would do well to slow down a little, focus on the significant, lift up our eyes, and truly see the things that matter most." ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I love you all! Happy Friday!!
 
Note: This post was originally published on my blog, https://lookingupinsong.blogspot.com, 26 July 2013.

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