Lake out There!

A friend and I were visiting over a cup of coffee, when I noticed something outside, through the brush and trees.  It was the little lake on the neighbors' property out back, glittering with the sunlight bouncing off it. I excitedly pointed it out to her when she said, "I didn't know there was a lake back there." 

She had to scoot over on the couch to get the same vantage point I had in order to see it, at first not able to see the reflection; then she saw it. This little pond of water, probably only a refuge for water foul, has offered me this view since the trees and brush have been stripped bare this fall. It easily could be missed!

This shimmering little lake makes me smile! It reminds of situations in our life that we can't see, those times when we need someone else to point details out as well as needing to "scoot over" on the couch of life to get a better view.  If I hadn't pointed this scene out, had not taken the time nor had the patience, this moment would have been lost. My friend would still not realize there's a lake out there. 

How many times do each one of us miss the "lake out there?" Sometimes we might prefer the beauty of springtime or the full foliage of summer however, how many of us have the patience and willingness to look through all the "trees and brush" of a person's life who are different from us: political views, religious affiliations, sexual orientation, skin color, etc. etc.? Can you just imagine what an exciting day it could offer if each one of us took the time to ask that person to share their viewpoint, and then really take it all in?  Wonder how rich that visit would be?  

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