Saturday, December 12, 2009

Perspective

i am really drawn to this picture of these sunflowers, it has been on my desktop for a while. i love sunflowers because it is so hard to look at them and not smile; they are so bright and cheery. The reason i love this particular picture is because the photographer changed an identifying feature of these flowers; their color. By removing the color they now look old, maybe forgotten, but they are still beautiful. The color of the flowers were changed and the whole picture is changed, we see them in a different way.

i read an article once about a man playing a violin in a Washington DC metro station. He played for about an hour and collected 32 dollars from people passing by. Only a handful stopped to listen for a moment before going on their way, everyone had somewhere to be, something they were late for. What these people didn't know was that this man, two nights previously had played to a sold out theater in Boston, his violin was worth 3.5 million dollars and there, in the DC metro, he was playing one of the most intricate pieces of music ever written.

This is so interesting to me, how everything is the same except the location, or the color, or the angle. What if we could take a moment and think about things in a different way. What does perspective do to a situation, how much impact does it have on our outlook on life?

This causes me to think about situations in my life and how i can look at them differently.
Moving back in with my parents? Everything is the same except location. This is a chance for me to meet new people, try new things, and learn to trust.
Needing money for school? An opportunity to see what God can do.
How many things do i miss because i am looking at them my way instead of looking at the God's way?
He is a little backwards in how He does things.
Beauty for Ashes
Laughter for Tears
A Garland of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness

and i am glad.

3 comments:

  1. Ooh I read that article about the violinist a long time ago-- LOVED IT!!! I'm so glad you reminded me of it! I love you! (For this and so much more...)

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  2. i love you too! thanks for following me!

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  3. that sunflower picture is beautiful. Striking.

    love the violinist story too.

    perspective can make just about anything beautiful. :)

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