"Wow! There are a lot of dead trees," my husband said as we drove home from a meeting yesterday.
I looked out at the passing countryside and saw nothing but lush green. What was he talking about?
Since my husband is much more observant than I, I forced myself to focus out the window. It took me half a minute, but I finally picked out the rust colour of the dead needles. Wow! There really were a whole lot of dead trees. Especially for someone who hadn't seen any of them a minute before.
My husband would laugh and say, "You really are unobservant." But he already knew that.
I'd like to say that I'm optimistic. Or maybe strong-willed... I've trained my mind to see only what I like - green, living, beautiful.
Either way, God has given us magnificent gifts in our eyes and our brains. What construct of man could both see and process with such select precision, with infinite variety, without conscious thought? It's amazing. Our creator is amazing.
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