Lens Awareness

We view other people's lives through the lens of our own experiences.One size does not fit all!! If only we remembered that the window we peer throughIs not a universal, unobstructed point of viewWhere, we all dream, hope, hurt and bear the cares of time and placeAnd no one is beyond the need of sympathetic grace While one is celebrating a victorious delightAnother is debating whether life is worth the fight The highs and lows of thorns and roses scatter in the wakeOf what becomes the lens through which we view life's give and takeWhere soon a season disappears, turned into memoriesLaughter and tears unrav'ling years like leaves unravel treesWhile, weathering the wounds and wonders of gladness and gallOf All-in-this-together but one lens does not fit all Some sorrows flash like neon signs, some lodge deep in the heartNot one of us can see behind the facade of the artWhere we are all God's workmanship, all simply fellowmenNot one of us fully equipped to wield the Poet's PenWithout thought of the welfare of each other first in mindBecause the lenses we look through are each one-of-a-kind © Janet Martin Phil.2:4Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.