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Steve Goodier


HOW’S YOUR VISION?


One woman laughs about the time she took her 14-year-old daughter and her daughter's best friend to a Peter, Paul and Mary concert. They were all fans of "oldies" music from the 60's and 70's and felt lucky to get front row seats. When they returned home, her daughter said, "During the show, we looked back and saw hundreds of little lights swaying to the music. At first we thought the people were holding up cigarette lighters. Then we realized that the lights were the reflections off all the eyeglasses in the audience." (Thanks to Reader's Digest)


My eyesight isn't what it used to be, either. But as Helen Keller (who could neither hear nor see) said, "The greatest tragedy in life is people who have sight but no vision." Maybe I should be more concerned with my vision than with my eyesight.


There are numerous stories of people who lacked vision. A Hollywood producer scrawled a curt rejection note on a manuscript that became "Gone With the Wind." He had no vision for the success that movie would enjoy.


Orville and Wilbur Wright felt excited. On December 17, 1903, they had finally succeeded in keeping their homemade airplane in the air for 59 seconds. Immediately, they rushed a telegram to


their sister in Dayton, Ohio, telling of this great accomplishment. The telegram read, "First sustained flight today 59 seconds. Hope to be home by Christmas."


Upon receiving the news of the successful flight, their sister was so excited that she rushed to the newspaper office and gave the telegram to the editor. The next morning the newspaper headed the story: "Popular Local Bicycle Merchants to Be Home For Holidays." The hapless editor saw what was obvious, but missed the real story.


Vision is never about seeing the obvious. It's about looking ahead; about seeing what is not there - YET. It's often about seeing the potential behind the obvious.


Like the potential in people. Spotting the potential for success in a student who, as is obvious to everyone else, will likely fail.


Or recognizing the potential for something good to come from a situation others are writing off as lost.


If we want to see what is really going on, we will need to learn to spot what is not there, then act on it.


So... your eyesight may be perfect, but how's your vision?


Steve Goodier is an ordained minister and author of several books. He writes a blog and syndicated newspaper column, publishes a weekly newsletter and contributes regularly to periodicals and personal growth websites. He believes that our lives can be lived fully and each of us can make a positive difference in our world. www.lifesupportsystem.com


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