There is a telescopic nature of viewing Life.
I must know which lens I am using to view both my past and my future.
If I have the telescope pointed in the wrong direction, I will have a distorted sense of what I see.
There are so many things I wish I had known.
Why did no one prepare me for the unpleasant things to come? Does no one see them, or does pain, give birth to silence and strife?
Do I believe that if I fail to acknowledge unpleasant things, unpleasant things will not happen?
I am deceived if I decide to hold on to this belief.
Looking back at life:
I wish I had known.
I want to prepare others, so we know. Silence breeds isolation, however, there is Hope in knowing.
Unpleasant, unbearable, irreconcilable things will happen.
Hope is knowing that like joy, grief is an emotion.
Expect emotions. Rampant raw emotions exist.
Time may seem unbearable when faced with trauma.
Time may seem fleeting when graced with joy.
But when using a telescope to view life, from first breath to last, it is a beautiful panorama.
Struggles and grief walk hand in hand with courage and love.
They do not negate each other, neither do they negotiate.
It is a mystery.
Did no one know?
When viewing life, use telescopes correctly. Put away the microscope and see the panorama of wrenching pain, profound joy, and mundane moments walking in succession.
Now I know.
We need to know.
jth- 7/16/21
