Eye exam time has come again and it was necessary to dialate the eyes. You know, drops in - sting, burn - WHAM, pupils as big as pencil erasers!... As I was walking down the hall at the office afterwards and feeling for the walls, it struck me how much I rely on my eyes ALL the time. I don't really think about them until something like this happens that interrupts my coasting along in life being able to have my eyesight to assist me. The eyes are there doing their job summer or winter, morning or night - whenever I need them. All I have to do is open them and -ahhh- there they are, steady as can be, making me able to see (usually pretty clearly) and not making a fuss about it.
Have you met people like that? You know, the kind that call no attention to themselves, but are there in the background just as steady as can be, not demanding, not standing out too much - just getting the job done.
The problem is - just like my eyes - I tend to not think about them untill there's a problem. Hmmmmm...
So, I'm taking this moment and appreciating those in the background of life: the janitors that work so I can enjoy a clean bathroom at church, the dishwashers that work so I can eat on a clean plate at my favorite resturant, the people who work to stock the shelves so I can find what I need at the grocery store - usually, the people who work to get the carts put up so I can park in the parking lot because we don't like to take the time to do it ourselves ...
There's really a lot of people working behind the scenes when you think about it...
Of Mary and Martha in the Bible, these are the Marthas of this world, and I just love Martha! She's my kind of gal! - Not perfect, but willing to work hard whether she was given the star of recognition or not. (Her only complaint was that SHE NEEDED SOME HELP! I can sooo identify with that!)
Here's a quote I read recently: "Those who invest their efforts in living to please God have an everlasting honor to look forward to. Who is building your life? You or God?"
(That made MY focus get a little clearer! I mean - why am I doing things? Hmmm...)
Well, that was a good look into my SELF...kind of like the doctor looking in the backs of my eyes and telling me things going on with my body. Whoa!
So ... new glasses ordered, everything is fine. One eye wants to act like it's older than the other and require more help, but we'll take care of that. So - all done...
2 comments:
Hey J. Johnson, glad your eye exam is over.(: What do you mean, one eye acts older than the other? Can't wait to read about Earnest... (:
Glad your exam went well - it's amazing how the eyes work. I remember hearing a story about a student in college and her thoughts about eyes. The teacher asked the class to write the top five things they were thankful for in life. Most of them talked about job, money, friends, etc., but this one student said they he/she was the most thankful for eyes, ears, hands, feet and brain (I think that was the fifth thing said). Needless to say, the rest of the class felt pretty sheepish for their answers!
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