A Clear View

A clear picture can mean many things. It may be an actual picture or painting that someone has created and one that clearly states a thought or clearly shows a scene or person. It can mean a summary of something presented verbally that gives a clearer view and understanding of the entire subject. It can mean the lessening of distortion, the clearing away of that which is not needed to increase the focus that one needs to understand. One might say 'I understand, it is clear to me now.'. It might be a clearing of an area, an environmental change that allows for a different view or scene or opens up an area.

What is a clear view? How do we look at things clearly? Too often we are surrounded by outside influences of daily life, the broadcasting of news and information that influences us. We are influenced by our family, our heritage, our friends. There are many, many sources that influence us. Why then is it difficult for us to see clearly when we face the problems that life brings? Too often we are surrounded by emotiuonal fields and inner turmoils that cause conflict, and if that conflict is not in harmony with another or others that we live with, then the conflict is increased. It would seem impossible to see clearly if we are close to many different views. Then there is the situation that one can see clearly and yet be looking through only one set of eyes and one view.

To see clearly doesn't mean that another with a different viewpoint cannot also see clearly. It is perspective and the view from the imaginary mountain. One can climb a mountain and see at different levels or two people can see the same scene and notice different things. That is the way of 'seeing', that is the way of getting a clear view. One does not have to agree with another to see that the view that person sees may be the clear one for him and though he or she may not agree with your own view, it is important to realize that the view that is right for you is the view you see clearly. You can look at the same thing or the same situation, and as you mature with life, the viewing can change. It then becomes clearer. This is not to say that one must see clearer, just that it helps. Some of the clearest sayings come from children.

To view life, one would need more time than most have to think and meditate on its meaning. To understand all that happens in one twenty-four hour period is time consuming, to see it from different angles, different levels, to see it overall to get a clearer picture. So how do we work on seeing clearly - simply by clearing, by removing that which distorts by focussing on that which is most important. As we view different scenarios, as we view the life we are creating, it is wise to take time to look at it from a quiet place. It is also good to view with feeling as well as the mind. From the vantage point of earth, it is impossible to get the clearest view, yet we can strive to keep a balanced picture, to look at what we are creating, to stand back and enlarge our vision.

Seeing clearly is something we can work at when we give it inner vision and attention.