Barely There

There comes a point in time when every person has to learn to forgive. What needs forgiving are perceived shortcomings, such as not showing up on time or forgetting to fulfill an obligation.

In the span of time, we have perceptions based upon a series of events. What happens is typically followed by what happens next. However, this is linear time, and what happens next is usually limited to the perceptual abilities of the person witnessing the moment. And, to pour salt on the wounds of seeming expectations, the moment seldom lives up to its promises.

“You were supposed to take the trash out,” I scolded my son one Monday morning. Trash day comes once a week, and since we live in the woods, where bears can get into the trash can, disposing of the garbage in a timely manner is detrimental to keeping them away. However, in the past few years, my son has forgotten to take the trash down countless times, and not once has a bear come to eat through our garbage.

Short-sightedness, to me, means forgetting all of the facts when making a decision. Often, short-sightedness is based upon a limited belief and forgetting that one is the universe.