The Long View And The Short View
I live in a home in the city where tall trees encircle it and are all around it. I find the only view of the sky is out of my front porch looking north. I don't see a storm until it is right on me. I don't see the moon unless it is in that sector of my view. I have a short view of what is happening in the sky.
My sister lives in the country about 12 miles south of me. The back of her home faces a wide-open field of growing corn and she can see for miles. She has a long view and can see an approaching storm a decent way off before it hits.
I love seeing her photo's because by the time a storm hits here, she can see it coming and get great long-view shots.
Sometimes in life, we are placed in a short-view of the storms we experience. And sometimes those around us have a long-view and can see it coming or even see it ending before we do. And I realized today that this kind of thing is normal. I've been caught in a short-view of my own life while in the middle of an intense emotional or physical storm. How encouraging it has been to share with a friend and hear their long-view of what I'm experiencing. Other times, I've heard about the storm another is experiencing and have been able to encourage them with a long-view.
It's great that there can be no judgement of one another when we find ourselves in a short-view and in the middle of the storm. We have all been there.
My sister lives in the country about 12 miles south of me. The back of her home faces a wide-open field of growing corn and she can see for miles. She has a long view and can see an approaching storm a decent way off before it hits.
I love seeing her photo's because by the time a storm hits here, she can see it coming and get great long-view shots.
Sometimes in life, we are placed in a short-view of the storms we experience. And sometimes those around us have a long-view and can see it coming or even see it ending before we do. And I realized today that this kind of thing is normal. I've been caught in a short-view of my own life while in the middle of an intense emotional or physical storm. How encouraging it has been to share with a friend and hear their long-view of what I'm experiencing. Other times, I've heard about the storm another is experiencing and have been able to encourage them with a long-view.
It's great that there can be no judgement of one another when we find ourselves in a short-view and in the middle of the storm. We have all been there.
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