Our view of life and the people around us determines the future. Our children and grandchildren will learn from us. If we are racist or bigots they will pick it up. If we are caring and compassionate they will learn that as well. Most of us see life through a very narrow lens. I have heard people say, if you ever visit a third world country, you will never be the same again. A broader view of the world brings change. Perhaps this is why we find life so challenging in our ever changing global society. Many people, including myself, find change difficult to accept.
I focus my life through a telephoto lens
Edging back and forth depending on my mood
Standing back to get a wider view
Still only seeing what’s in my lens
There’s a whole world out there
Behind beside above and below
Yet I only see life through my skewed view
Drawing in what I really want to see
Ignoring those I don’t care about
Pulling back to include a few friends
Focusing in to ignore the rest
No wonder it is so heard to hear the cries of the poor
The pain of the displaced or the drowning refugee
Life’s so much easier with my telephoto-zoom
Armchair quarterback with a clear but limited focus
Zooming in while the whole world cries out around me
Stay focused it seems so clear to me
Some say I need to change my lens
Widen my focus for a broader panorama
No, much easier to be self-absorbed with a telephoto view
Changing lenses would be much too inconvenient
The older I get the more I am sure of my view
Stay focused
Wear the blinders
Indifference my greatest sin
Life goes on
Wow.!!! You sure have a gift…
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