The result of
spending hours alone each day is the tendency towards analysis.
As I flit from farm
chore to farm chore, my hands occupied by simple tasks,
my mind is left free
to wander.
Oh, the places my
mind takes me!
Yesterday while I was
pondering the subject of photography
and what it brings to
my world,
I started thinking
about life behind the lens.
I imagined how the
world would look if we always viewed it through a lens…
knowing that what we
saw would be dependent upon what type of lens we were using and also what type
of filters we had on that lens.
Our lens is our
perception…
We start our life as
children behind a wide-angle lens…
Innocent, open,
taking it all in…
without judgment or
prejudice.
And then as we make
our way through the world, we start to narrow our lens.
Culture, religion, politics, the views of family and friends
all give us
alternative lenses that narrow our field of vision.
Past experiences and prejudices become the filters we place over our lens,
As we focus on the
minutiae of life through our narrow lenses and filters of exclusivity,
we begin to limit our
world, limit our boundaries, limit our joy, our love, our hope.
Meanwhile, the rest
of the world is there….we just do not see it.
Perhaps it’s time for
all of us to re-arrange our camera bags…
to put away the
filters and lenses we have grown comfortable with…
to try on a new lens…a
broader perspective…
and really see the world!
What type of lens are
you using?
Me, I am trying a wide angle lens with two filters...
gratitude and awe.
Me, I am trying a wide angle lens with two filters...
gratitude and awe.
Comments
I loved the "Lens Reflection."
Saved!
Steph