For at least twenty years, I have been wearing monovision contacts. (This means my left eye sees far away and my right eye sees up close.) Apparently I have the brain type that quickly adapts to that type of vision correction and I have been very happy with it.
In October, though, my eye doctor told me that we had reached the end of being able to refract my closeup eyesight with monovision contacts. This was news I knew was coming eventually, but did not want to hear it when it came. Even since that visit, I have noticed my close-up vision being less than it was. This gives me two options, one is glasses, the other possibly multifocal contacts.
I have never liked wearing glasses. I miss my peripheral vision and I don't like the feeling of something on my face. The other option could possibly be multifocal contacts. I have tried them twice and each time preferred monovision.
Pondering this situation, I began to think about vision. Not strictly regarding eyesight, but to our awareness around us.
When we are born, the "lens" of our awareness is very small. In fact, we are told that in the first few days a newborn doesn't even realize the mother is a separate entity.
As we grow and learn, the lens of our awareness begins to grow. As children we learn about our families, our homes, the area where we live. As we grow and have more experiences, we begin to learn about our town, perhaps our state. Even older and we begin to learn about our country and our world. Different places, people and things show up in the lens of our awareness. Then we become aware of things outside of our earthly existence. We learn of rockets into space, other galaxies and even other universes. These discoveries are often illuminating, exciting and lead to even more discoveries.
Then at some point in our lives, the lens of our awareness begins to diminish. Just as the lens of my eyes no longer can focus without visual aids, we begin to think less and less of the things beyond our world. The more we age, the smaller our lens of awareness becomes. Limitations, from multiple sources, keep us from exploring the things beyond our realm.
This would all be extremely depressing, if it weren't for the Lord.
Because we believe and trust in the Lord, we know this physical life is not all there is. The greatest, the best of our existence is ahead of us. Once we pass from this mortal life to life eternal, we will be so shocked at how wide the lens of our awareness will be forever!
Mostly, we will see how much more we are aware of the Lord, in us, by us, through us and all around us. This is true now, but as the Scriptures says, "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face" (1 Corinthians 13:12).
But then, oh, what glories we will see! What wonders we will behold! Things we can't imagine now will be before us! Delightful beauties and glories will abound! We can "hand our hat" on this verse"
"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him."
1 Corinthians 2:9
Our very best days are ahead!
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