ojos cerrados
I was trying to find something to write about on this early morning when I happened upon a quote on a friend's blog. It read, Living is easy with eyes closed. After thinking about the said quote, it reminds me of how this is how I live my life sometimes. Although I would have to say that I usually tend to live with eyes opened just a little bit. I do this because I am scared. I don't want to open my eyes and face harsh realities that may bring me down, but life isn't supposed to be about living easy, especially for Christians.Take for example, going to Biloxi. I could have shut my eyes to what was going on over there, and I would be living easy. I wouldn't have to leave my home. I could have stayed here, enjoying the niceties that surround living a life without any problems (or rather fewer problems). It took an interesting conversation with friends, prayer, reading the Scriptures, and some encouragement from the parents to fully open my eyes to what was needed several hundred miles west of here.
I know from many experiences that it is much easier for me to just forget about what could potentially throw my life for a loop, and just sit it out. It may not be right, but I have grown to shy away from those types of situations. One circumstance that has worked out a little differently is my countless relationships with girls. I allow myself to open my eyes a little more than normal. Maybe it's curiosity.....or it might be stupidity. Whatever it is, the outcome is almost always the same. I receive a punishment of sorts by keeping my peepers open, and as a result I slowly close them. After every single thing that goes wrong in relationships I close my eyes, because it's hard to watch blow after blow sting you. Granted, it's not what I should be doing. I do learn from the mistakes that I have made in relationships, and I move on, but sometimes I feel like it would be so much easier to just close my eyes and let the darkness wash over me. But as long as the Lord is guiding me, I am not going to give into the let downs that plague me day in and day out.
Sure, living is easier with eyes closed, but I wouldn't want to miss those things I have seen and those things and people that are up ahead.
-luke
posted by brodie @ 2:15 AM
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Sometimes seeing can be like a sob caught in one's throat, but oh, is it ever so necessary.
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